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45 Cards in this Set
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Property Crime |
-crime in which property is stolen or taken against the will of its owner -crimes in which property is destroyed |
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Larceny Theft |
-unlawful taking of property from the possession of another individual -petty + grand |
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Petty Larceny |
-value of stolen goods is less than $200 -ex: shoplifting |
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Grand Larceny |
-the value of stolen goods is more than $200 -ex: motor vehicle theft |
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Occasional Thieves |
-lack specialized knowledge of criminal techniques -not a regular behavior |
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Professional Thieves |
-specialize in limited types of crime -an occupational level of theft |
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Motor Vehicle Theft |
-Theft our attempted theft of a motor vehicle -the most reported of all major crimes |
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Reasons for Motor Vehicle Theft |
-joy riding -short term transportation -long term transportation -profit motivated |
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Burglary |
-any unlawful entry of a structure to commit theft or a felony |
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“Deciding to Commit a Burglary” |
-young, male + poor -to keep the party going -to keep up with appearances -to keep things together -perceived need for cash -anomie theory |
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Arson |
-the willful and malicious burning of a home, public building, vehicle, commercial building or other property |
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Public Order Crimes |
-activities that are illegal because they offend the public -mala prohibita |
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Prostitution |
-the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment -legalization = regulation and profitable taxation |
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Types of Prostitutes |
-Brothel Prostitutes -Streetwalkers -Bar Girls -Call Girls |
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Criminalization of Drugs in the US |
-mechanism for racial oppression -so the people in power stay in power; to retain social order |
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Drug Use + Abuse in the US |
-illicit drug use is increasing -criminalization over rehabilitation |
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Decriminalization |
Lessening penalties attached to certain offenses |
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Legalization |
-legalized production and use -no attached criminal penalties |
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Violent Crime |
Crime by persons that threatens, attempts or actually inflicts physical harm to another person |
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Rape |
The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or Amy’s with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim |
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Prevalence and Theoretical Explanations of Rape |
-underreported crime -only 22.9% reported to police -social learning theory (media sexualization of women) |
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Robbery |
-Theft through violence or the threat of violence -calculating v. acquaintance |
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Assault and Battery |
Assault: threat or attempt of bodily harm Battery: physical impact on, or harmful touching of another person |
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Murder |
-The willful (non-negligent) killings of one human being by another |
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Degrees of Murder |
1st: Pre-Meditated + Planned 2nd: Spontaneous, but still intentional 3rd: Not planned, not intended, negligence (manslaughter) |
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Mass Murder |
-killing of several people (3) at one location at the same time -two types of mass murderers (1) target is personal (2) target is unknown |
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Mass Shooting |
Four or more people injured or killed in a single event at the same time and location |
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Spree Murder |
-the killing of several people at different locations over a period of several days |
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Serial Murder |
-killing of three or more persons over an extended period of time with a “cooling off” period in between kills |
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Typologies of Serial Killers |
-Visionary: psychosis, voices telling them to do it -Mission Oriented: to rid the world of a certain type of person -Hedonist: pleasure, thrill seeking -Control/ Power: dominance over victim |
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Financial Costs of White Collar Crime |
Powerful: $426 billion in annuals losses Powerless: $15.6 billion in annual losses |
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Physical Costs of White Collar Crime |
Powerful: 55,000 “occupation related deaths” Powerless: 17,250 homicidss |
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White Collar Crime |
-Edwin Sutherland -a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his/ her occupation |
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Occupational Crime v. Corporate Crime |
-Occupational: committed by employee for personal gain -Corporate: committed on behalf of the organization for their company’s’ benefit |
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Embezzlement |
Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in ones trust or belonging to ones employer |
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Corporate Fraud |
Fraudulent activities by an individual or company designed to give economic advantage to the company “Cooking the books” |
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Crimes Against the Environment |
Illegal acts that cause environmental harm |
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Crimes Against Customers |
-overcharging -food contamination -failure to report safety defects |
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WCC Critical Perspectives |
Why aren’t we criminalizing these crimes as much as others? People in power are the same ones committing WC crimes |
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WCC Choice Theories and Criminal Opportunities |
-if punishments aren’t swift, severe or certain, people will choose this crime bc there’s no deterrence |
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WCC Organizational Characteristics |
What is it about a particular workplace that encourages criminal behavior? |
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Glass-Steagall Act v. Gramm-Leach Bliley Act |
-prevented banks from making risky investment -overturned the Glass-Steagall Act |
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Commodities Futures Modernization Act |
Banned the regulation of derivatives in 2000 |
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Episodic Frames |
Describe single events or occurrences and tend to involve the use of negative stereotypes |
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Thematic Frames |
Provide more in-depth coverage that emphasize context and continuity and detract from negative stereotyping |
