Crimes (Street Law) Quiz 2

Front 1

What is a victim?

Back 1

Person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime/accident

Front 2

Who is most likely to be a victim?

Back 2

Teens and young adults

Front 3

Which sex is most likely to be victims of violent crimes (excluding rape)

Back 3

Males

Front 4

How many instances are there per 1000 individuals?

Back 4

29

Front 5

What ages are more likely to be victims?

Back 5

More than 24 million people 12 and older

Front 6

Do crime rates increase more in the suburbs or cities?

Back 6

Cities-21%

Suburbs-12%

Front 7

Are the rich or poor more likely to be victims?

Back 7

Almost 25 percent of households with income lower than $30,000

Front 8

How can you reduce your risk to be a victim?

Back 8

Report suspicious activity, be alert, to to go with friends

Front 9

If you become a victim...

Back 9

Dont fight back and cooperate

Your things can be replaced not you

Front 10

When can you resist assault?

Back 10

For personal crimes because no matter what your safety comes first

Front 11

Victims rights

Back 11

Information, protection and compensations

Front 12

Helping victims

Back 12

Victim resistence programs which provides counselling and medical care

Front 13

Compensation laws

Back 13

PA crimes must result in loss of atleast 100 dollars minimum

Front 14

Victim advocacy groups

Back 14

Provide proffessional support for victims of crimes and explain their legal rights

Front 15

Victim impact statements

Back 15

Allows victims to describe the impact of the crime on an individual

Describes

-physical and emotional damage

-financial costs

-medical treatments

ALL 50 STATES ALLOW THIS DURING SENTENCING

Front 16

Community policing

Back 16

Idea that poliece officers should be known to residents of a neighborhood.

*cops walking instead of driving, horses and bike cops

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Front 17

Why is community policing helpful

Back 17

Creates a connection between people and cops.

-people are more at ease when talking to them

--can lead to better info when stopping crimes

-the amount of unreported crimes will decrease

-by having cops around people are less likely to commit a crime

Front 18

Why is education important?

Back 18

School can set a foundation for proper behaviour.

-it helps children learn proper behaviours early

-enables people to succeed and contribute to society

Front 19

Afterschool programs

Back 19

Designed to provide extracuricular activities for students

Front 20

What are examples of juvenile violent crimes and how can afterschool help reduce them?

Back 20

Robbery, carrying weapons

-occur from 3 to 4 pm and after school programs cut this from 44% to 20%

Front 21

Safe 2 say

Back 21

Exists to help students report issues anonymously

-no need to worry about beign a snitch

-withing a week PA incidents had been stopped

Front 22

Almost all crimes require an illegal act and guilty state of mind

Back 22

True

Front 23

State of mind

Back 23

Act was done intentionally, knowingly or willfully

Front 24

Motive

Back 24

Reason why crime was commited(not the same as state of mind)

Front 25

Felony

Back 25

Any crime where penalty is over a year

Front 26

Misdemeanors

Back 26

Crimes resulting in less that a year imprisonment

Front 27

Strict liability crimes

Back 27

·do not need a guilty State of mind

·act is criminal regardless of knowledge or intent

(Clerk selling alchohol to minor)

Front 28

Principal

Back 28

Person who commits crime

Front 29

Accomplice

Back 29

Helps principal commit crime

Can be charged with same crime

Front 30

Accessory before the fact

Back 30

Orders or helps commit crime but not actively involved

-can be charged with the same crime

Front 31

Accessory after the fact

Back 31

Knows a crime has been committed and helps principal/ accomplice avoid capture.

-cant be charged with same crime but for harboring fugitive and obstructing justice

Front 32

Crimes of omission

Back 32

Occurs when someone fails to act according to the law if they are physically able to do so

Hint 32

Taxes

Front 33

Preliminary crime

Back 33

Require proof of criminal intent and can be punished even if crime did not occur

Front 34

Solicitation

Back 34

Commanding one to commit a crime

Front 35

Attempt

Back 35

A person intends to commit a crime and takes a substancial step torwards commiting it

Front 36

Conspiracy

Back 36

Agreement between two or more people to commit a crime

Front 37

Criminals know something is illegal but they dont know specifict punishments

Back 37

So increasing punishment severity doesnt matter

Front 38

Inmates desensitize to future imprisonment

Back 38

True

Front 39

How often do crimes happen

Back 39

Violent crimes:24.6seconds

Property crimes:4.1seconds

Front 40

What is a crime

Back 40

When one does or fails to do something in violation of a law.

Front 41

Even if something is accidental can it still be a crime?

Back 41

Yes

Front 42

Goverments decide what acrime is.

Back 42

Different levels of gov can see different things as crimes

Front 43

What is the point of a law?

Back 43

To prevent people from commiting crimes

Front 44

Reasons for crimes

Back 44

Poverty, unemployment, lack of education, ineffective correstional, influence of TV/ media

Front 45

Youth withought strong edu more likely to engage in criminal behaviour

Back 45

True

Front 46

Fewer people in jail than crimes are commited?

Back 46

True

Front 47

Many argue that

Back 47

Promise of punishment more important than long sentence

°elliminate prison for low level crimes

°reduce sentence minimums and maximums

Front 48

Recidivism

Back 48

Tendency for former prisoners to commit crimes again

Front 49

Many argue that providing better training and stigmatization

Back 49

Would reduce rates of recidivism