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Aggravated Assault
An attack on another person in which the perpetrator inflicts serious harm on the victim or uses a deadly weapon TERM 2
Assault
DEFINITION 2 At common law, an unlawful offer or attempt with force or violence to do a corporal hurt to another or to frighten another TERM 3
Battery
DEFINITION 3 A common law crime consisting of the intentional touching of or inflicting of hurt on another TERM 4
Federal Witness Protection Program
DEFINITION 4 A program established under the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, designed to protect witnesses who testify in court by relocating them and assigning to them new identities TERM 5
Felony Murder
DEFINITION 5 The imposition of criminal liability for murder upon one who participates in the commission of a felony that is dangerous to life and that causes the death of another
Homicide
The killing of one person by another TERM 7
Involuntary
Manslaughter
DEFINITION 7 Homicide in which the perpetrator unintentionally but recklessly causes the death of another person by consciously taking a grave risk that endangers the persons life TERM 8
Justifiable Homicide
DEFINITION 8 A homicide, permitted by law, in defense of a legal right or mandate TERM 9
Kidnapping
DEFINITION 9 A felony consisting of the seizure and abduction of a person by force or threat of force and against the victims will. Under federal law, the victim of a kidnapping is one who has been taken across state lines and held for ransom TERM 10
Mafia
DEFINITION 10 The entirety of those Sicilian families which, in both the United States and Sicily, are loosely associated with one another in operating organized crime
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations (RICO) Act
A federal statute that provides for forfeiture of assets derived from a criminal enterprise TERM 17
Rape
DEFINITION 17 At common law, a felony consisting of the carnal knowledge (intercourse), by force and violence, by a man of a woman (not his wife) against her will. The stipulation that the woman not be the mans wife is omitted in modern statute. Many states now call rape sexual assault TERM 18
Robbery
DEFINITION 18 The taking of the property of another, or out of his or her presence, by means of force and violence or the threat thereof TERM 19
Serial Murder
DEFINITION 19 The killing of several victims over a period of time by the same perpertrator(s) TERM 20
Simple Assault
DEFINITION 20 An attack that inflicts little or no physical harm on the victim
Sociopaths
Persons who have no sense of responsibility; show disregard for truth; are insincere; and feel no sense of shame, guilt, or humiliation TERM 22
Stranger Homicide
DEFINITION 22 Criminal homicide committed by a person unknown and unrelated to the victim TERM 23
Terrorism
DEFINITION 23 The use of violence to create fear, alarm, dread, or coercion for the purpose of obtaining concessions or rewards or commanding public attention for a political cause TERM 24
Victim Precipitation
DEFINITION 24 Opening oneself up, by either direct or subliminal means, to a criminal response TERM 25
Voluntary Manslaugher
DEFINITION 25 Homicide in which the perpetrator intentionally, but without malice, causes the death of another person, as in the heat of passion, in response to strong provocation, or possibly under severe intoxication
Fence
A receiver of stolen property who resells the goods for profit TERM 32
Fraud
DEFINITION 32 An act of trickery or deceit, especially involving misrepresentation TERM 33
High-Tech Crime
DEFINITION 33 The pursuit of illegal activities through the use of advanced electronic media TERM 34
Larceny
DEFINITION 34 The trespassory (unconsented) taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property permanently TERM 35
Proprietary Economic
Information
DEFINITION 35 Any information, whether tangible or intangible, that a corporation has made reasonable efforts to keep confidential
Shoplifting
Stealing goods from stores or markets TERM 37
Bankruptcy Fraud
DEFINITION 37 A scam in which an individual falsely attempts to claim bankruptcy (and thereby erase financial debts) by taking advantage of existing laws TERM 38
Boiler Rooms
DEFINITION 38 Operations run by one or more stock manipulators who, through deception and misleading sales techniques, seduce the unsuspecting and uninformed public into buying stocks in obscure and often poorly financed corporation TERM 39
Churning
DEFINITION 39 Frequent trading, by a broker, of a clients shares of stock for the sole purpose of generating large commission TERM 40
Constructive Corporate Culpability
DEFINITION 40 Corporate fault is found in the reasonableness of judgments as a function of reasonable attributed blame
Embezzlement
The crime of withholding or withdrawing (conversion or misappropriation), without consent, funds entrusted to an agent (e.g. a bank teller or officer) TERM 47
Insider Trading
DEFINITION 47 The use of material nonpublic financial information to obtain an unfair advantage in trading securities TERM 48
Occupational Crimes
DEFINITION 48 Crimes committed by an individual for his or her own benefit, in the course of performing a profession TERM 49
Organizational Due Diligence
DEFINITION 49 Implementation of effective ethics corporate compliance programs, which may include cooperating with authorities, creating an ethics code, and hiring ethics officers TERM 50
Proactive Corporate Fault
DEFINITION 50 The failure of a corporation to prevent ethical or legal violations
Reactive Corporate Fault
The failure of a corporation to respond responsibly to the discovery of an ethical or legal violation TERM 52
Sherman Antitrust Act
DEFINITION 52 An act (1890) of Congress prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade TERM 53
Stock Manipulation
DEFINITION 53 An illegal practice of brokers in which clients are led to believe that the price of a particular stock will rise, thus creating an artificial demand for it TERM 54
Vicarious Liability
DEFINITION 54 The imputation of liability from an agent to a principal, e.g., from an employee to an employer TERM 55
Whistle Blower
DEFINITION 55 An employee, or interested party, who reports corporate illegalities to authorities
Sodomy
Sexual intercourse by mouth or anus; a felony at common law TERM 62
Statutory Rape
DEFINITION 62 Sexual intercourse with a person incapable of giving legally relevant consent, because of immaturity (below age) or physical condition TERM 63
Comparative Criminology
DEFINITION 63 The study of crime in two or more cultures in an effort to gain broader information for theory construction and crime- control modeling TERM 64
International Crimes
DEFINITION 64 The major criminal offenses so designated by the community of nations for the protection of interests common to all humankind TERM 65
International Criminal Court
DEFINITION 65 The United Nations Court with jurisdiction over the most heinous international crimes
Transnational Crime
A criminal act or transaction violating the laws of more than one country or having an impact on a foreign country
