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Crimes, Criminals and Crime Statistics:
Key Terms
The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.
actus reus
adjudication inquiry
aggravated assault
amendment
arson
assault
Bill of Rights
biological theory of crime
burglary
case law
Cesare Beccaria
choice theory of crime
civil law
civil proceeding
classical school of criminal law and criminology
common law
conflict theory of crime
constitutional law
constitutional safeguards
correctional facilities
crime
crime clock
criminal justice
criminal law
criminal procedure
criminology
cultural deviance theory
custody
date rape
detention hearing
deterrence
developmental theory of crime
deviance
disposition hearing
due process
Eighth Amendment
felony
Fifth Amendment
forcible rape
Fourteenth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
general deterrence
hate crimes
homicide
intentional intent
incapacitation
intake hearing
juvenile court
juvenile delinquents
knowing intent
larceny
legal construct
manslaughter
mens rea
misdemeanor
murder
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
natural law
negligent intent
organized crime
parens patriae
Part I offenses
Part II offenses
petition
police discretion
positivist theories of crime
probable cause
property crime
property offenses
psychological theory of crime
public order crime
ratify
rational choice theory of crime
reckless intent
rehabilitation
restorative justice
retribution
revenge
robbery
self-incrimination
separation of powers
Sixth Amendment
social construct
social process theory of crime
social structure theory of crime
specific deterrence
status offenders
statute
statutory law
statutory rape
terrorism
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
violation
violent crime
waiver of jurisdiction
white collar crime
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