Chapter 2 Criminal Justice

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uniform crime reporting program

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a statistical reporting program run by the FBI's criminal justice information services devision

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national crime victimization survey

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an annual survey of selected american households conducted by the bureau of justice statistics to determine the extent of criminal victimization in the U.S

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bureau of Justice Statistics

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a U.S department of justice agency responsible for the collection of criminal justice data including the annual national crime victimization survey

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crime index

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a now-defunct but once-inclusive measure of the UCR programs violent and property crime categories or what are called Part I offenses

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National Incident Based Reporting System

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an incident based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurence. NIBRS data are replacing the kinds of summary data that have tradionally been provided by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program

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violent crime

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a UCR/NIBRS summary offense category that includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault

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property crime

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a UCR/NIBRS summary offense category that includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson

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clearance rate

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a tradional measure of investigative effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered to the number of crimes solved through arrest or other means

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murder

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the unlawful killing of a human being

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part 1 offenses

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a UCR/NIBRS offense group to report murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assualt, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson, ans defined under the FBI's UCR/NIBRS program

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rape

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unlawful sexual intercourse achieved through force and without consent

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forcible rape

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the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will.

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rape

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unlawful sexual intercourse achieved through force and without consent

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forcible rape

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the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will.

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sexual battery

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intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person without his or her consent that entails a sexual component or purpose

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date rape

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the unlawful forced sexual intercourse with a female against her will that occurs within the context of a dating relationship

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robbery

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the unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possesion of another by force or violence and or by putting the victim in fear

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assault

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an unlawful attack by one person upon another historically assault meant only the attempt to inflict injury on another person

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aggravated assault

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the unlawful intentional inflicting or attempted or threatened inflicting of serious injury upon the person of another

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burglary

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the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft

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identity theft

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crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of information such as social security or drivers license, to obtain credit merchandise or services

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larceny-theft

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the unlawful taking or attempted taking carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another

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arson

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any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn

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motor vehicle theft

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the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle

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part 2 offenses

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a UCR/NIBRS offense group used to report arrested for less serious offenses

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dark figure of crime

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crime that is not reported to the police and that remains unknown to officials

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crime typology

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a classification of crimes along a particular dimension such as legal category, offender motivation, victim behavior, or characteristics of individual offenders

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stalking

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repeated harassing and threatening behavior by one individual against another, aspects of which may be planned or carried out in secret

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cyber stalking

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the use of the internet, e-mail, and other electronic communication technologies to stalk another person

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hate crime

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a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated, in whole or in par, by the offender's bias against a race

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corporate crime

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a violation of a criminal stature by a corporate entity or by its executives employees, or agents acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the corporation, partnership or other form of business entity

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white-collar crime

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violations of the criminal law committed by a person of repectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation

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organized crime

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the unlawful activities of the members of a highly oranized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods or services

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transnational organized crime

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unlawful activity undertaken and suppoered by organized criminal groups operating across national boundaries

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malware

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malicious computer programs such as viruses, worm, and trojan horses

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computer crime

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any crime perpetrated throguh the use of a computer

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software piracy

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the unauthorized duplication of software or the illegal transfer of data from one storage medium to another

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spam

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unsolicited commercial bulk email whose primary purpose is the commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or service

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terrorism

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a violent act or an act dangerous to human life in ciolation of the crimial laws of the united states

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hate crime

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a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated, in whole or in par, by the offender's bias against a race

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corporate crime

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a violation of a criminal stature by a corporate entity or by its executives employees, or agents acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the corporation, partnership or other form of business entity

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white-collar crime

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violations of the criminal law committed by a person of repectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation

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organized crime

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the unlawful activities of the members of a highly oranized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods or services

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transnational organized crime

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unlawful activity undertaken and suppoered by organized criminal groups operating across national boundaries

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domestic terrorism

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the unlawful use of force or violence by a group or an individual who is based and operateds entirely within the united states and its territories

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international terrorism

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the unlawful use of force or violence by a group or an individual who has some connection to a foreign power or whose activities transcend national boundaries against people or property in order to intimidate or coerce a gov.

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cyberterrorism

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a form of terrorism that makes use of high technology especially computers and the internet in the planing out of terrorist attacks