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Pearson Prentice Hall
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Criminal homicide which involves the killing of several victims in three or more separate events.
Industry:Sociology
Crimes in which drugs contribute to the offense (excluding violations of drug laws).
Industry:Sociology
Crime committed with the use of computers, or via the manipulation of digital forms of data. Another term for computer crime.
Industry:Sociology
Counsel victims, orient them to the justice process, and provide a variety of other services such as transportation to court, child care during court appearances, and referrals to social service agencies.
Industry:Sociology
Computer hardware and software which attempt to duplicate the decision-making processes used by skilled investigators in the analysis of evidence and in the recognition of patterns which such evidence might represent.
Industry:Sociology
Conducted annually by the bureau of justice statistics (bjs) and provides data on surveyed households which report they were affected by crime.
Industry:Sociology
Carnal knowledge through the use of force or the threat of force, including attempts. Statutory rape (without force) is excluded. Both heterosexual and homosexual rape are included.
Industry:Sociology
Behavior which violates social norms or which is statistically different from the "average. "
Industry:Sociology
Behavior which affects the environment in such a way as to produce responses or further behavioral cues.
Industry:Sociology
As defined in the ucr program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Assaults or attempts to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included in the ucr definition; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.
Industry:Sociology