Chapter 3 Patterns Of Crime Vocab

Classifications of crime useful in identifying patterns of criminal activity and motivations for criminal behaviors.

When a person, directly or indirectly, by any means, cause the death of a human being. It can be culpable or non-culpable

A _________ homicide legally authorized acts like police officer killing someone in the line of duty.

When a person intentionally causes the death of another human being or intends to cause bodily harm likely to result in death

Culpable homicide that is planned and deliberate

All murder that is not first-degree murder. Intentional and unlawful but not planned

All non-intentional homicide.

ie impaired judgment due to alcohol or drug consumption

When a female considered disturbed from the effects of giving birth causes the death of her newborn child (under age 1)

Culpable homicide that involves the killing of several victims in three or more separate events

The illegal killing of four or more at one location, written one event

An assault committed in circumstances of a sexual nature such that the sexual integrity of the victim is violated. The degree of violence used determines whether the sexual assault is level 1, level 2, level 3.

A false assumption about sexual assault, such as "When a woman says no, she really means yes."

AKA stalking, the repeated following, watching, communicating with a person or someone known to the person in a way that causes that person to fear for his/her safety or for the safety of someone known to him/her

The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by threatened or actual use of force or violence.

The intentional or threatened application of force on another person without consent.

Level 1 - Assault or common assault

Level 2 - Assault that involves the use of a weapon or that causes bodily harm

Level 3- Assault that results in wounding or endangering the life of the victim.

A criminal act directed toward a person or group because of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, language, colour, age, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability.

the unlawful entry of a place to commit an indictable offence

The act of dishonestly taking property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving its owner of it either permanently or temporarily

The taking of a vehicle without the owner's authorization. (A motor vehicle can also be go-kart, construction machinery)

Any unauthorized reproduction of a thing with the intention that it be accepted as genuine. It can thus refer to anything that is capable of reproduction, including things that are subjects of rights of private property.

Most commonly used to refer to the illegal activities of publicly communicating with another person of purposes of buying or selling sexual services, running a bawdy house, or living on the avails of the prostitution of another person

acts like self-defence, defence of others or defence of property are all example of ________ homicide.

Murder, Manslaughter, Infanticide

Justifiable homicide, excusable homicide

Crime is categories into violent crime, property crime, traffic offences, federal drug legislation offences, and other federal statute violations.

What is the name that group crimes into categories?

- Greed toward money

- Social problems like peer pressure from delinquent peers can lead to learning about criminal behaviours like stealing.

- biological theories -> individuals are predisposed to violence like genetically

- Psychological or neurological dysfunctions like ADHD, attention deficit disorder, hallucinations, paranoia, and psychopathy