Overview about Crimes

Crimes

the offense that can be prosecuted and punished by law, is all around us, from relatively minor offenses to unspeakably wicked and truly heinous acts.

physiognomy

the study of how certain facial features can reveal something about a person's character and disposition.

Greeks

Although the concept sounds somewhat silly today, physiognomy was widely accepted by the ancient ____ and has been revived periodically over the centuries.

notorious

What ties crime together is the status of being "______" in some way.

Lindbergh Act

Federal Abduction Act is also known as?

Lindbergh Act

the law made kidnapping a federal crime punishable by death.

Daniel M’Naghten’s 1843 case

the *first case in English legal history*.

Daniel M’Naghten

He was acquitted of high-profile murders based on the criminal's insanity defense and spent the rest of his life in a state criminal mental hospital.

lawlessness

In the late 19th century, _____increased as cities grew. This was due to the lack of an official police force to crack down on outlaws and bring them to justice.

James-Younger gang

was the first gangster in the United States to rob trains and banks during the day.

Jesse James

Leader of James-Younger Gang

Prohibition

From 1920 to 1933, ____ America was rife with organized crime, with groups like the Sheldon Gang of Chicago seeking to become the largest suppliers of illicit alcohol in Chicago's Southwest Irish belt.

International Association of Police Commissioners

The number of crimes in the United States soared during this period, so the ________began compiling crime statistics.

Uniform Crime Report

This culminated in the issuance of the _______, first published in January 1930, compiled through the voluntary cooperation of local, state, and state law enforcement agencies.

Uniform Crime Report

It has become an important tool for monitoring the number and type of crimes committed in the United States. It inspired law enforcement agencies in other countries around the world to follow suit.

brutal and disturbing

When it comes to murder, it's always *______*. Whether it's an organized hitman, a crime of passion, or a deliberate act of violence against a stranger, the act is final and tragic.

430,000

The first murder in history occurred some ____ years ago.

Atapuerca, Spain

The first murder every recorded is from?

*Neanderthal skulls*

* The first murder in history occurred some *430,000 years ago*.
* But it wasn't discovered until 2015, when archaeologists in **Atapuerca, Spain**, found evidence that *_______* had been pieced together, beaten, and thrown into a cave shaft.

Ted Bundy

He who murdered dozens of young women in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s, is a great example. Added to the shock factor was the fact that he seemed an attractive and respectable man.

Aleksandr Panin

a Russian hacker, gained access to private data from more than 50 million machines in 2011.