_______ refers to crimes that are not officially recorded by the
police. Correct Answers the dark figure of crime
________ is a formal means of social control that involves the
use of rules that are interpreted, and are enforceable, by the
courts of a political community. Correct Answers criminal law
________ is a model of state law enforcement services in which
the agency and its officers have the same law enforcement
powers as local police anywhere within the state. Correct
Answers the state police model
________ is an act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be
a crime if committed by an adult. Correct Answers a status
offense
________ offenses are illegal because laws define them as such.
Correct Answers mala prohibita
_________ crimes are considered to be "wrong in themselves"
and are characterized by universality and timelessness. Correct
Answers mala in se
__________ refers to the failure to take reasonable precautions
to prevent harm. Correct Answers negligence
_____________ is defined as mental or psychological
impairment or retardation as a defense against a criminal
charge? Correct Answers insanity
, _____________ refers to an estimate of crimes committed.
Correct Answers a crime index
A crime is a violation of the ________ of a political jurisdiction.
Correct Answers penal code
A suspect becomes a defendant after what? Correct Answers
one or more charges have been filed
A typical ________ definition of crime is "an intentional
violation of the criminal law or penal code, committed without
defense or excuse and penalized by the state." Correct Answers
legal
A typical ________ definition of crime is behavior that violates
the norms or mores of society. Correct Answers social
A(n) ________ is a written order from a court directing law
enforcement officers to conduct a search or to arrest a person.
Correct Answers warrant
A(n) ________ is any standard or rule regarding what human
beings should or should not think, say, or do under given
circumstances. Correct Answers norm or social more
A(n) ________ may be expressed as the number of crimes per
unit of population. Correct Answers crime rate