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Crim Law 9-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CDC | center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Noncriminal homicide | Killing that is justifiable or excusable Example: killing enemy soldier during war, executioner killing a condemned prisoner |
| Assault | Any attempt or threat to carry out a physical attack upon another person |
| Battery | Unlawful physical contact inflicted by one person upon another without consent |
| Burglary | Unauthorized entry into any structure with the intent to commit a crime |
| Malice | The intent to kill or seriously harm another person or acting in an extremely reckless manner showing lack of regard for human life |
| First-degree murder | Premeditated deliberate with malice |
| Felony murder | Any killing that takes place during commission of certain felonies- Example: arson, rape, robbery, burglary |
| First degree murder | Premeditated killing with malice |
| 2nd Degree murder | Killing done with malice but not premeditated |
| Voluntary manslaughter | Killing that would otherwise be murder, but occurs after victim does something to killer causing killer to lose self-control |
| Negligent homicide | Death caused by criminal negligence |
| Negligence | Failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care in a situation that causes harm |
| Involuntary manslaughter | Killing in which there was no intent to kill |
| Acquaintance Rape (Date Rape) | Sexual assault by someone known to the victim |
| Sexual assault | Assault that can include, *rape or attempted rape, *verbal threats, *unwanted sexual contact |
| Rape | Sexual intercourse without consent |
| Statutory rape | Sexual intercourse with someone who has not reached legal age of consent |
| Legal age of consent in most states | 16 |
| Homicide | Killing of one human being by another-most serious of all acts |
| Arson | The destruction of another person's property by fire |
| Vandalism | "Malicious mischief", willful destruction or damage to someone's property |
| Larceny | Unlawful taking of another person's property Example: shoplifting |
| Petty larceny | Charge when item stolen is less than $100 |
| Grand larceny | Charge when item stolen is worth more than $100 |
| Shoplifting | Form of larceny-Taking items from a store without paying |
| Concealment | Crime of attempted shoplifting |
| Embezzlement | Taking of money or property by a person to whom it has been entrusted |
| Robbery | Unlawful taking of property directly from someone by force or intimidation |
| Forgery | The act of making a fake document or altering a real one with the intent to commit fraud |
| Uttering | Offering to sell someone a document known to be fake (Example-land deed) |
| UUV | Unauthorized use of a vehicle |
| Carjacking | Using force or intimidation to steal a car from a driver |
| Computer Crime | Unauthorized acquisition of information through the use of a computer |
| Incarceration | Imprisonment for a crime |
| UUV | Unauthorized Use of Vehicle |
| Accessory before the fact | One who encourages, orders, or helps plan a crime |
| Which law allows the government to prosecute computer hackers? | Computer Fraud and Abuse Act-1986 |
| Law that makes it illegal to threaten to cause damage to a computer system unless owner gives something of value | National Information Infrastructure Act-1996 |
| Suicide | Deliberate taking of one's own life |
| Extortion | Blackmail-use threats to obtain property of another |
| Statutory Rape | Intercourse between an adult and a minor |
| Receiving stolen property | (always a crime)receiving or buying property that you know or have reason to believe is stolen |
| Is the attempt of suicide a crime? | Yes |
| Who is permitted to commit noncriminal homicides? | Soldiers, police, executioners |
| When can a non-criminal homocide occur? | When it is justifiable or excusable and the killing is deemed faultless,Example:self defense, war, military |
| Which age group commits more suicides than any other age group? | The elderly |
| Most common internet crime | Transmission of obscene images, videos, and sound |
| Cracker | Criminal hacker who seeks to make money from breaking into computers |
| Criminal negligence | Failure to exercise reasonable or ordinary care, thereby causing harm to someone |
| Elements | Conditions that make an act unlawful |
| Stalking | When person repeatedly follows or harasses another person and makes threats, causing victim to fear death or bodily injury |
| Most common form of negligent homicide | Vehicular homicide |
| Hacker | Someone who gains illegal access to a closed/protected computer system |
| Computer crime | Any violation of criminal law that involves the use of computer technology to commit the prohibited act |
| What did the Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000 require all public libraries to do with their computer system? | Install filter programs |
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