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What are several facts about crime that are true everywhere?
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(1) There is no country where crime doesn't exist, (2) Most countries have the same components in their criminal justice systems, (3) Adult males make up the largest category of crime suspects worldwide, and (4) In all countries, theft is most common crime committed, whereas violent crime is a relatively rare event
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What is the global crime database from data from the United Nations and Interpol
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The international police agency
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United States has the highest crime rate in the world. True or False
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False, the US ranks 12th
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What are the two types of crime?
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(1)Violent and (2) Property crime
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What does violent crime include?
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Murder, rape, robbery, assault, etc.
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What does property crime involve?
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Car theft, burglary, and larceny
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Interpol has identified 6 global priority areas..
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(1)financial and high tech crimes (2) drugs and criminals organizations (3) tracing of fugitives, (4) countering terrorise (5) trafficking humans (6) fighting corruption
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What is transnational crime?
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Organized criminal activity across one or more national borders
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What is an example of transnational crime?
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International pornography ring involving 77 countries. Human Trafficking is also another example
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What is a crime?
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A crime is a violation of federal, state or local criminal law
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What must happen for a violation to be a crime
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The offender must have acted voluntarily, and with intent and no legally acceptable excuse or justification
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What are the three main types of statistics used to measure crime are...
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(1) official statistics (2) vicimization surveys and (3) self report
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What are crime rates?
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The number of crimes committed per 100,000 population, the actual number of crimes and the percentage of change over times and clearance rates
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What are Clearance rates?
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Clearance rates measure the percentage of cases whch an arrest and official charge have made and the case has been turned over to the courts
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What is negative about the Uniform crime reports?
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(1) many incidents go unreported (2) police may not record it, or record it right
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