MEASUREMENT AND DEFINITION OF CRIME (ASSESSMENT PREPARATION)

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  1. 1. the agency that compiles crime data from local law enforcement agencies in an attempt to measure the overall rate of crime in the UNITED STATES
  2. 5. a correctional facility, in which an individual could be housed for one year or longer after a conviction
  3. 6. a type of court case, in which the defendant/accused must testify during court/trial
  4. 8. a type of crime (serious), which is punishable by death or by imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary (PRISON)
  5. 10. a type of offense, in which the maximum penalty is death
  6. 13. a rule, in which local law enforcement agencies only report the most serious crime if an individual has committed a number of crimes in a single "spree" and/or event
  7. 14. the harming effects caused and/or suffered as a result of the criminal act that was committed
  8. 16. a type of crime (minor), which is punishable by fine or by confinement in a county correctional facility (JAIL)
  9. 18. a type of misdemeanor, in which offenses are punishable by fewer than thirty days in jail
  10. 19. the combining of the criminal act that occurred and the guilty intent associated with the crime that was committed
  11. 20. a guilty act, the physical act of a crime occurred, such as an individual committed a bank robbery
  12. 24. driving or operating any motorized vehicle while under the influence of narcotics or alcohol
  13. 25. a type of court case, in which the offenses committed by the accused are against society
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  1. 2. the unlawful entry of a structure with the intention of committing a serious crime, such as theft
  2. 3. a type of offense, which is punishable by a maximum of eighteen months imprisonment
  3. 4. action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property
  4. 7. a type of misdemeanor, in which offenses are punishable only by a small fine and does not appear on the criminal record of the accused
  5. 9. a type of crime report, in which data is collected that attempts to measure the overall rate of crime in the UNITED STATES
  6. 11. guilty intent, the individual intentionally, knowingly, or willingly committed the act, such as an individual planned to rob the bank
  7. 12. a type of offense, which is punishable by a maximum penalty of life imprisonment
  8. 14. often defined as the body of the crime or proof that a specific crime has actually been committed by an individual
  9. 15. the willful and malicious burning of a house, automobile, commercial building, or any other construction
  10. 17. a type of misdemeanor, in which offenses are punishable by thirty days to year in jail
  11. 21. a type of offense, which is punishable by a maximum of five years imprisonment
  12. 22. a type of offense, which is punishable by maximum of ten years imprisonment
  13. 23. a correctional facility, in which an individual could be housed for less than a year after a conviction