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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crime | punishable offense against society |
| Duty | conform conduct to law requirements |
| Breach of Duty | violation of conduct to law requirements |
| Criminal Act | Specific conduct that violates the statute |
| Embezzelement | Criminal conduct of taking another persons property by a person whom it has been trusted |
| Various Criminal Liability | Officers being held responsible for their employees |
| juvenile delinquency | crimes of adults, held as defense for minors |
| Felony | crime punishable by confinement for more than a year or a fine of more then $1,000 |
| Perjury | Lying under oath |
| Misdemeanor | Punishable less than a year or fined less then $1,000 |
| infractions | Crimes that can only be fined |
| White-Collar Crimes | Business related crimes |
| Larceny | Wrongfully taking money belonging to someone else |
| Theft | Wrongfully taking money belonging to someone else |
| Robbery | Wrongfully taking money belonging to someone else against that person's will |
| Burglary | Entering a building without permission with intent to commit a crime |
| Selling Stolen Property | Selling Stolen Goods |
| Fence | One who receives stolen property |
| False Pretenses | Obtaining property or money by lying about past or present facts |
| Forgery | Falsely making material or altering to defraud another |
| Bribery | unlawfully offering compensation to influence a decision or action |
| Exortion | obtaining money or property by use of force or intimidation |
| Conspiracy | Agreement of two or more to commit a crime |
| Arson | willful and illegal burning of property |
| Probable Cause | Reasonable ground for belief |
| Defense | legal position taken by the accused person(s) |
| Procedural Defense | problems with the way the evidence is obtained or way an accused person is arrested |
| Substantive Defense | disprove, defense, or excuse the alleged crime |
| Self defense | use of force that is reasonably necessary to defend one self |
| Criminal Insanity | Criminal is excused of a crime due to mental instability |
| Immunity | Freedom from prosecution even after committing a crime |
| Contempt of Court | hindering administration of justice |
| punishment | penalty provided by law imposed by court |
| plea bargaining | Agreeing to plea guilty to a less serious crime for a lower sentencing |
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