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12 Cards in this Set
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Fraud
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deception for the purpose of taking money or property from some.
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Arson
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Using fire or explosives to damage or destroy property, usually with either malicious or fraudulent intent.
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Money Laundering
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Using the profits of criminal acts to promote more crime.
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Larceny
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The trespassers taking of personal property of another with the intent to steal it requires movement.
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Embezzlement
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Fraudulent conversion of another's personal property by a person in lawful possession of that property
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Racketeering
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a pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of enterprise.
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Miranda Rights
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the police must inform a suspect that she has the right to remain silent, anything she and he says can be used to against her and that she and he has a right to a lawyer.
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Double Jeopardy
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A defendant may only be tried once for a particular offense, no matter what is found later.
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situations when a warrant is not required
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- Plain view.
- Automobile stop. - Emergencies. - Stop and frisk. - No expectation of privacy. - Lawful arrest. - consent. |
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compare & contrast criminal law and civil law cases
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- Civil law concerns the rights and liabilities between private parties.
- Criminal law concerns activities that society has outlawed. |
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Misdemeanor
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A less serious crime, punishable by a year or less in a country jail.
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Felony
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- A serious crime.
- A defendant can be sentenced to one year or more in prison. |
