Criminal Justice Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Conflictology

Download Criminal Justice Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Conflictology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Crime DEFINITION 1 an act that breaks the law TERM 2 Violence DEFINITION 2 an act of force perceived by the powerful as threatening to the status quo TERM 3 Moral Order Crimes DEFINITION 3 Acts that violate laws that enforce the morality of the majority TERM 4 Victimless Crimes DEFINITION 4 Acts that violate moral order crimes they may offend the majority but they do not harm other people TERM 5 Secondary Deviance DEFINITION 5 Deviant behavior that is a consequence off the self-fulfilling prophecy of a negative label TERM 6 Organized Crime DEFINITION 6 A business operation that seeks profit by supplying illegal goods and services TERM 7 White-collar Crimes DEFINITION 7 Illicit acts committed by the middle-class and upper-middle- class people in their business and social activities TERM 8 Ponzi Scheme DEFINITION 8 An investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors (rather than from any legitimate investment activity) TERM 9 Corporate Crimes DEFINITION 9 Illegal acts by business enterprises TERM 10 Political Crimes DEFINITION 10 Illegal acts intended to influence the political system also, the abuse of authority by those in power actions by government that are illegal or immoral