Criminal Behavior Ch. 14 Key Terms

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Boosters

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professional shoplifters

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Burglary

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the unlawful entry of a structure, with or without force, with intent to commit a felony or theft

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Carjacking

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the completed or attempted theft in winch a motor vehicle is taken by force or threat of force

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Cognitive scripts

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mental images of hwo one feels he or she should act in a variety of situations

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Corporate crime

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any criminal offense committed by officers or employees in which the corporation benefits

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Crimes against the public order

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Also known as Public order offenses

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Dehumanization

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a process by which individuals feel they cannot be identified, primarily because they are disguised or are subsumed within a group

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Expressive Burglars

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Burglars who take considerable pride in developing ingenious techniques and skills for successful burglary

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Fence

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An individual who accepts stolen goods and resells them

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Good Burglar

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Refers to the burglar who demonstrates technical skill and overall competence in burglarizing

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Human trafficking

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The transportation and exploitation of individuals, usually for sex related purposes and high profits. Children and women from impoverished nations or parts of the U.S. are particularly vulnerable

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Identity Theft

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The fraudulent use of another person's personal identificatin information - such as social security number, date of birht, or mother's maiden name - without that person's knowledge or permission

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Individual Occupational Crime

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Any one of a variety of offenses commuted by an individual through opportunity created by his or her occupation; see also, the four categories of individual, organizational, professional, and state-authority occupational crime. The second category of white-collar crime (along with corporate) that refers to crimes committed by individuals for their own benefit.

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Organized Occupational Crime

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Any one of a variety of offenses committed by an individual through opportunity created by his or her occupation; see also, the four categories of individual, organizational, professional, and state-authority occupational crime. The second category of white-collar crime (along with corporate) that refers to crimes committed by individuals for their own benefit.

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Professional Occupational Crime

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Any one of a variety of offenses commited by an individual through opportunity created by his or her occupation; see also, the four categories of individual, organizational, professional, and state-authority occupational crime. The second category of white-collar crime (along with corporate) that refers to crimes committed by individuals for their own benefit.

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Prostitution

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Offering or agreeing to engage in, or engaging in, a sex act with another in exchange for a fee

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Relative Deprivation

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A concept developbed by Gresham Sykes for explaining economic crime. It refers to the percieved discrepancy between what an individual has and what he or she would like to have. It is a condition that is especially prominent when people of wealth and people of poverty live in close proximity.

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Rational Reconstruction

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A mental process whereby an individual engages in a reinterpretation of past behavior through which he or she recasts activities in a manner consistent with "what should have been" rather than "what was." The term in this book was used specifically for explaining research on burglary

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Repeat Burglary

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Refers to the observation that some burglars burglarize the same place repeatedly

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Snitches

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Amateur shoplifters

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White-collar Crime

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A broad term, coined in 1939 by Edwin Sutherland, that refers to illegal acts committed by those of high social status in the process of their employment. Contemporary definitions often divide it into corporate crime and individual or occupational crime.

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Kleptomania

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The irresistible urge to steal unneeded objects. Whether there is such an urge is highly debatable.

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State Authority Occupational Crime

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Any one of a variety of offenses committed by an individual through opportunity created by his or her occupation; see also, the four categories of individual, organizational, professional, and state-authority occupational crime. The second category of white-collar crime (along with corporate) that refers to crimes committed by individuals for their own benefit