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Chapters 9-13

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The unlawful taking, possession,or use of another person's property without the treat of use of force   Property Theft  
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A trespassory, taking, and carrying away of the property of another with the intent to steal   Larceny  
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Robbery, pickpocket, and purse-snatching are all examples of:   Larceny  
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The taking of property by the threat or future harm   Extortion  
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Also known as "blackmail"   Extortion  
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The misappropriation or conversion of property or money to whom it has been entrusted by its rightful owner   Embezzlement  
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The taking and carrying away of the property of another, from their presence, through force, fear, or threat   Robbery  
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Face to face theft   Robbery  
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Theft with the presence of a weapon, intent to harm, or infliction of actual bodily harm   Robbery  
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Same as robbery, but suspect is armed with a weapon   Armed Robbery  
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Type of Property: Real   Sole/Individual  
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Type of Property: Personal   Joint/Husband and wife, family members, business partners, and friends  
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Type of Property: Right of Possession   Property owned by a corporation or business  
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Ownership and Possession   Sole Owner  
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This law limited theft to tangible personal property   Common Law property definition  
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Freedom of religion and right to assemble   First Amendment  
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Right to bear arms   Second Amendment  
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Prohibits cruel and unusual punishments   Eighth Amendment  
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Words indicating a willingness to fight or challenge someone   Fighting words  
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Who determines the obscenity of words   The average person  
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Not protected by the first amendment   Fighting words  
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This does not apply to words directed at police officers   Fighting words  
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Conveys an unjustly or unfavorable impression   Libel  
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In the form of a written statement or publication   Libel  
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Defamation: Written   Libel  
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Defamation: Oral   Slander  
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A stated expression   Slander  
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Misrepresentation which damages another's reputation   Slander  
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Uniforms, gestures, pictures, armbands, flags/crosses   Symbolic Speech  
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An unlawful attempt to interfere with the administration of the courts, judicial system, and/or law enforecement   Obstruction of Justice  
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Federal/State and/or Felony/Misdemeanor   Obstruction of Justice  
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This type of speech is not protected by the first amendment   Obscenity  
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Speaker intends to incite his audience to action   Clear and Present Danger  
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Speaker urges them to perform immediate, concrete acts of violence or unlawful behavior   Clear and Present Danger  
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The danger of an outbreak appears imminent   Clear and Present Danger  
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Specific, purposeful, and unlawful behavior that tends to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm   Disorderly Conduct  
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Obscenity, Fighting Words, Inciting or urging unlawful conduct, defamation, and public nuisances are...   Not covered by the first amendment  
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Aggressive panhandling is considered   a violation of public order  
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Procures and provides assistance for prostitutes   Pimps  
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Generally outlawed by state statutes because it encourages and increases the practice of prostitution   Pimping  
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Commits acts of prostitution in order to further a personal goal   Opportunistic  
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Streetwalkers, hustlers, call girls/escorts, and opportunistics   Types of Prostitution  
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Most statutes do not require an establishment of obscenity, only that a child has been subjected to a sexual situation or act   Child Pornography  
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Categorized drugs into 5 different schedules   Controlled Substances Act  
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This act makes it illegal to manufacture, possess, create, deliver or intent to deliver   Controlled Substances Act  
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Defined their offenses and the penalties that went with them   Controlled Substances Act  
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These examples are what?: kingpin statutes, nuisance and drug house abatement, forfeiture, school zone statutes, and loss of financial aid   Miscellaneous drug related laws  
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On the person or within the area of his/her immediate contact and/or reach   Actual  
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Possession that is in direct physical control of the person   Actual  
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Drugs that are immediately accessible or with in his/her control that is not on their person but is easily accessible   Constructive  
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Possession that is not in direct physical control of the person   Constructive  
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These factors determine what: amount of substance, packaging, sale paraphernalia, large sums of cash   Possession with intent  
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"Any equipment, product or material of any kind which is primarily intended or designed for use with illegal drugs"   Drug Paraphernailia  
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The use of force and violence in the pursuit of extreme political, ideological, or religious goals, without regard to the innocent lives that will be lost   Terrorism  
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A means of stiking suddenly   Terrorism  
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Uses the element of surprise   Terrorism  
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Violent acts that would be crimes in the US which are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence a government, or affect a government by mass destruction   International Terrorism  
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Acting to overthrow one's government, or in violation of allegiance to one's country   Treason  
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The crime of advocating the forceful overthrow of the establishment government   Sedition  
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Acts that instill fear in a large number of people   State Terrorism  
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An act that affects an individual as to disrupt normal life patterns   State Terrorism  
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A crime that creates a state of extreme fear, dread, or fright   State Terrorism  
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Created out of the wake of the events on 911   U.S. Patriot Act  
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Premise behind it was to attempt to assist law enforcement to be able to better track and punish those affiliated with terrorism   U.S. Patriot Act  
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Protect property and people against further attack   U.S. Patriot Act  
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An individual against whom an offense has been committed. Definitions can be extended to include immediate family members   Victim  
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aka post-crime victimization   Secondary Victimization  
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All of the issues that occure as a result of the initial crime victimization   Secondary Victimization  
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The right of the victim to be equally represented throughout the criminal justice process   Victim's Right  
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Looks at index crimes, details specific crimes, and outlines crime trends   Uniform Crime Report  
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Victim self reports   National Crime Victimization Survery  
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Managed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics   NCVS  
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Purpose is to get a true estimate of frequency and types of crime that is experienced   NCVS  
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"Dark figure of crime"   NCVS  
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Exclused murder, kidnapping, and arson   NCVS  
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aka Notoriety-For-Profit Laws   "Son of Sam" Laws  
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Ensures that convicted offender's do not further capitalize on their crimes   "Son of Sam" Laws  
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A court requirement that a convicted offender pays money to the victim of the crime   Restitution  
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Supreme court case where man was convicted of obscene symbolism because of his "Fuck the Draft" T-Shirt   Cohen v California  
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