types of crime, crime vocab , defining crime

Violent Crime

Crimes that involve physical harm or threat to individuals, including murder, sexual assault, assault, battery, and robbery.

Property Crime

Crimes that involve the theft or destruction of someone else's property, such as larceny, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Public Order Crime

Crimes considered "victimless," which violate social norms and values, including public drunkenness, prostitution, gambling, and illegal drug use.

White-Collar Crime

Nonviolent crimes committed for business or personal gain, such as tax evasion, insurance fraud, and embezzlement.

Organized Crime

Large-scale illegal operations that engage in activities like illegal gambling, prostitution, narcotics, and human trafficking, often using extortion.

Cyber Crime

Crimes conducted in the digital realm, including identity theft, hacking, cyber stalking, and malware production.

Crime

An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions.

Morals

Principles of right and wrong behavior as practiced by individuals or society.

Murder

The unlawful killing of one human being by another.

Sexual Assault

Forced or coerced sexual intercourse or other sexual acts.

Assault

A threat or attempt to inflict violence that causes fear of immediate physical harm.

Battery

The act of physically contacting another person with the intent to do harm, regardless of injury severity.

Robbery

Taking property from another through force, threat of force, or intimidation.

Larceny

Taking property from another without force, intending to keep it.

Burglary

Breaking into a structure without permission to commit a felony.

Consensus Model

A model suggesting general agreement among citizens on what is right and wrong, leading to shared values and beliefs about harmful acts.

Conflict Model

A model asserting that in diverse societies, powerful groups impose their conflicting values on what is considered criminal.