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crime: types and trends
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11/20/2013

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Term
street crime
Definition
crime that we would expect to encounter on the street. e g assault, robbery and auto theft. it's not just on the street though
Term
violent crime
Definition
crime that involves direct violence, threats of violence, and depriving one of their freedom.
Term
property crime
Definition
the act or intent of acquiring without the act or threat of violence
Term
white collar crime
Definition
crime committed during or in relation to his/her employment
Term
corporate crime
Definition
crime that involves illegal actions by individuals for the benefit of their company. e g false advertising, price fixing; copyright, patent and trademark infringement.
Term
organized crime
Definition
an operation in the illegal trade of goods and services
Term
funnel effect
Definition
a description of the stages following from the point a crime is committed to the point at which a person is institutionalized.
Term
The steps in a funnel effect
(you probably won't remember these of the top of your head)
Definition
1. crime is committed
2. crime is known to victim
3. crime is reported to police
4. crime is reported by police
5. person is arrested
6. a person is charged
Term
summary conviction offences
Definition
less serious types of crimes.
Term
plea bargain
Definition
a deal made between the prosecutor and the defence in which the accused agrees to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence.
Term
retribution
Definition
punishment whose purpose is to make an offender pay for their crime.
Term
deterrence
Definition
punishment ment to disuade an offender from committing a crime again or dissuade others who have yet to commit a crime.
Term
rehabilitation
Definition
punishment whose purpose is to help a offender reintegrate into society as a productive citizen
Term
incapacitation
Definition
punishment ment to remove an offender from society so that she or he are unable to commit further offences
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