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31 Cards in this Set
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The use or threat of violence directed at people or governments to punish them for past action or to bring about a change of policy that is to the terrorist's liking.
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Terrorism
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The killing of one person by another.
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Homicide
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Killing done with premeditation and deliberation or, by statute, in the presence of other aggravating circumstances.
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Murder in the first degree
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Killing done with intent to cause death but without premeditation and deliberation.
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Murder in the second degree
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Criminal liability for murder for one who participates in a felony that is dangerous to life and causes the death of another.
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Felony murder
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Intentionally but without malice causing the death of another person, as in the heat of passion.
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Voluntary manslaughter
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Unintentionally but recklessly causing the death of another by consciously taking a grave risk.
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Involuntary manslaughter
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The murder of multiple victims, in one act or transaction, by one perpetrator or a group of perpetrators.
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Mass murder
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Killing of several victims over a period of time.
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Serial murder
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Unlawful offer or attempt with force or violence to hurt another.
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Assault
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Attack that inflicts little or no physical harm on the victim.
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Simple assault
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Attack on a person in which the assailant inflicts serious harm or uses a deadly weapon.
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Aggravated assault
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The taking of the property of another out of his or her presence by means of force and violence or the threat thereof.
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Robbery
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Trespassory taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property permanently.
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Larceny
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Stealing of goods from stores or markets.
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Shoplifting
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Acquisition of the property of another through deception.
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Fraud
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The pursuit of illegal activities through the use of advanced electronic media.
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High-tech crime
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According to common law, the nighttime breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another, with the intention to commit a crime or larceny therein; a felony.
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Burglary
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The malicious burning of the dwelling house of another, or the burning of other structures or even personal property.
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Arson
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A violation of the law committed by a person or group of persons in the course of an otherwise respected and legitimate occupation or business enterprise.
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White-collar crime
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Practice of trading a client's shares of stock frequently to generate large commissions.
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Churning
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Use of material, nonpublic financial information about securities to obtain unfair advantage.
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Insider trading
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Brokers who have a stake in a particular security make misleading or false statements to clients to give the impression that the price of the stock is about to rise, creating an artificial demand for it.
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Stock manipulation
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Operations run by stock manipulators who, through deception and misleading sales techniques, seduce unsuspecting and uninformed individuals into buying stocks in obscure and often poorly financed corporations.
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Boiler room
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Scam designed to take advantage of loopholes in the bankruptcy laws.
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Bankruptcy fraud
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The act of causing a consumer to surrender money through deceit or a misrepresentation of a material fact.
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Consumer fraud
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The conversion (misappropriation) of property or money with which one is entrusted or for which one has a fiduciary responsibility.
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Embezzlement
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Criminal act committed by one or more employees of a corporation that is subsequently attributed to the organization itself.
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Corporate crime
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Congress passed this law in 1890 to prohibit any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade.
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Program under the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 to protect witnesses who testify in court by relocating them and assigning them new identities.
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Federal Witness Protection Program
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The eight major crimes included in part one of the UCR: criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
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Index crimes
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