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BL Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Punishable offense against society | Crime |
| Legally enforceable _______ to conform his or her conduct to the law's requirments | Duty |
| The specific conduct of the defendant that violates the statute | Breach of Duty |
| Breach of duty is a __________ | Criminal Act |
| Criminal conduct of taking another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted | Embezzlement |
| Criminal intent of the employee is used as a substitute for the requirement of criminal intent for an officer | Vicarious Criminal Liability |
| Crime for an adult is called this for a child | Juvenile delinquency |
| A crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, both or death | Felony |
| Recently added to list of felonies | Hate crimes |
| A less serious crime, punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for one year or less, by a fine of $1,000 or less, or both | Misdemeanor |
| Classified as a lesser misdemeanor, and you can only be fined, not entitled to a jury trial | Infractions |
| Offenses committed in the business world | White collar crimes |
| Commonly known as theft; a wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else with intent to deprive the owner of it | Larceny |
| A variation of larceny; taking of property from another's person or immdeiate presence, against the victim's will, by force or by causing fear | Robbery |
| Another variation of larceny; entering a building without permission when intending to commit a crime | Burglary |
| Thief who sells the stolen goods is guilty of the separate crime | Selling Stolen Property |
| One who recieves stolen property | Fence |
| One who obtains money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact | False Pretenses |
| Faslsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another | Forgery |
| Unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official in the carrying out of his or her public or legal duties | Bribery |
| Commonly known as blackmail; obtaining money or other property form a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office | Extortion |
| Agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime; usually secret | Conspiracy |
| The willful an dillegal burning or exploding of a building | Arson |
| A reasonable ground for belief | Probably Cause |
| The willful an dillegal burning or exploding of a building | Arson |
| The willful an dillegal burning or exploding of a building | Arson |
| A reasonable ground for belief | Probably Cause |
| A legal position thaken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her | Defense |
| Based on problems with teh way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished | Procedural defenses |
| The use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to teh victim to prevent death, serious bodily harn, rape or kidnappying; also extends to members of one's family and property | Self- defense |
| Disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime; discredit the facts that the state sought to establish | Substantive defenses |
| Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged | Immunity |
| Generally exists when, becuase of a verifiable mental disease or defect, the accused does not know the difference between right and wrong | Criminal insanity |
| The use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to teh victim to prevent death, serious bodily harn, rape or kidnappying; also extends to members of one's family and property | Self- defense |
| Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged | Immunity |
| Generally exists when, becuase of a verifiable mental disease or defect, the accused does not know the difference between right and wrong | Criminal insanity |
| Action that hinders the administration of justice | Contempt of court |
| Any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court | Punishment |
| Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged | Immunity |
| Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged | Immunity |
| Accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped | Plea bargain |
| Accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped | Plea bargain |
| Action that hinders the administration of justice | Contempt of court |
| Action that hinders the administration of justice | Contempt of court |
| Written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specific crime | Indictment |
| Written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specific crime | Indictment |
| Any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court | Punishment |
| Group of citizens selected to hear, in secret, the evidence of alleged crimes submitted by the prosecutor | Grand Jury |
| Any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court | Punishment |
| Defendant is brought before the court in a proceeding where teh formal charges in the information or in the indictment are read | Arraignment |
| Defendant is brought before the court in a proceeding where teh formal charges in the information or in the indictment are read | Arraignment |
| Accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped | Plea bargain |
| If the plea is "not guilty" the defendant may then elect to go to ________ where the evidence against her or him will be presented to the court so it may determine whether there is sufficient cause to hold the defenant for trial | Preliminary Hearing |
| Accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped | Plea bargain |
| Can plead guilty to charges and work out agreemetn | |
| Can plead guilty to charges and work out agreemetn | |
| Evidence collected in the course of the investigation is then sent to a prosecutor who may choose to file a formal accusation | Information |
| Written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specific crime | Indictment |
| Written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specific crime | Indictment |
| Group of citizens selected to hear, in secret, the evidence of alleged crimes submitted by the prosecutor | Grand Jury |
| Group of citizens selected to hear, in secret, the evidence of alleged crimes submitted by the prosecutor | Grand Jury |
| Defendant is brought before the court in a proceeding where teh formal charges in the information or in the indictment are read | Arraignment |
| Defendant is brought before the court in a proceeding where teh formal charges in the information or in the indictment are read | Arraignment |
| If the plea is "not guilty" the defendant may then elect to go to ________ where the evidence against her or him will be presented to the court so it may determine whether there is sufficient cause to hold the defenant for trial | Preliminary Hearing |
| If the plea is "not guilty" the defendant may then elect to go to ________ where the evidence against her or him will be presented to the court so it may determine whether there is sufficient cause to hold the defenant for trial | Preliminary Hearing |
| Can plead guilty to charges and work out agreemetn | Plea Bargain |
| Sum of money or property deposited or pledged to guarantee that the arrested person will appear for a preliminary hearing or trial | Bail |
| Failure to appear for trial | Jump bail |
| Suspect promises to appear as scheduled without putting up bail | Recognizance |
| Releases person of minor crime saying the person must appear in court or pay certain amount | Citation |
| command to an individual to appear and testify or produce documents or other evidence in his or her possession | Subpoena |
| Preliminary exam of the potential jurors to determinetheir ability to judge ably and impartially the matter to be palced before them | Voir dire |
| Decision of jury/judge | verdict |
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