crime correct answers a specific act of commission or omission in violation of the law
public policy correct answers priorities and actions developed by government to use the public
resources as means to deal with issues
evidence-based practices correct answers policies developed through guidance from research
studies that demonstrate which approaches are most useful and effective
crime control model correct answers a model of the criminal justice system that assumes freedom
is so important that every effort must be made to repress crime with efficiency, speed, finality,
and capacity to apprehend convicts
due process model correct answers a model of the cj system that assumes freedom is so
important that every effort must be made to ensure that decisions are reliable (individual rights)
mala in se correct answers offenses that are wrong in their own nature
mala prohibita correct answers offenses that are prohibited by the law but not wrong
visible crime correct answers offense against persons or property that is committed primarily by
the lower social class street crime
violent crimes correct answers crimes with force that cause injury or death
property crimes correct answers property is damaged or stolen
public order correct answers public drunkenness, threaten society's well-being
, victimless crimes correct answers willing and private exchange of illegal goods that are in strong
demand
political crime correct answers act against state, treason, crime by state
occupational crime correct answers crimes committed through opportunities created in legal
businesses or occupation
organized crime correct answers a framework for the perpetration of criminal acts, gambling,
drugs
money laundering correct answers moving the proceeds of criminals acts through a maze of
businesses, banks
transnational crime correct answers profit seeking criminal acts that involves crossing borders
cybercrime correct answers crimes use 1 or more computers against people, property, public
order, or morality
identity theft correct answers middle class affected, theft of social security number, credit card
number, bank info to purchase goods posing as that person
dark figure crime correct answers crime that is never reported
ucr correct answers annually published stats summary of crimes reported to the police,
voluntarily reports to FBI by state, local, and fed law enforcement
National incident based reporting system(NIBRS) correct answers a reporting system in which
the police describe each offense in a crime incident. 46 crimes, race-age-sex used