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chap 8

crime and criminal justice

TermDefinition
bio-terrorism the dispersion of chemicals or biological substances intended to cause widespread disease or death
corporate crime wrongdoing that occurs within the context of a formal organization or bureaucracy and is sanctioned by the organizations norms
crime one form of deviance specifically behavior that violates criminal laws
criminology the study of crime from a social scientific perspective
cyber-terrorism the use of the computer to commit one or more terrorist acts
de facto segregation segregation "in fact" but not necessarily by law
de jure segregation segregation as defined by law
elite crime crimes committed primarily by those in the upper class in the context of their "ordinary activities" such as tax evasion or embezzlement
hate crime assaults and other malicious acts directed against gays the disabled and racial ethnic or religious groups
index crime largely "street" crimes of a serious nature such as armed robbery or drug dealing
law the written set of guidelines that define what is right and wrong in society
organized crime wrongdoing that occurs within an organizational context and that is sanctioned by the norms and operating principles of the organization
personal crime violent or non-violent crimes directed against people
property crime crimes involving theft of property without bodily harm
racial profiling the use of race alone as the criterion to decide whether police stop and detain someone, such as the drive of an automobile
terrorism premeditated politically motivated violence perpetuated against non-combatant targets by persons or groups who use their action to try and achieve their political ends
victimless crime crimes that violate law but are not listed in the FBI's serious crime index
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