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Index Crimes
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Include violent crimes of murder, manslaughter, robbery, rape, and aggravated assault, plus property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. They are usually committed by the minority, so statistics based on these types of crimes are biased.
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law
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written set of guidelines to determine what is right and what is wrong with society.
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Personal crimes
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are violent or nonviolent crimes directed against people.
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Property Crimes
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Involve theft or change of property without threat of bodily harm.
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Victimless crimes
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violate laws but are not listed in the FBI's serious crime index. These include the illicit activities of gambling, illegal drug use, and prostitution, in which there is no complainant.
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Hate Crimes
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refer to assaults and other malicious acts motivated by various forms of bias.
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Racial Profiling
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use of race alone as the criterion for deciding whether to stop and detain someone on suspicion of committing a crime.
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