Read: Chapter Crime & Criminal Justice

Attend: Crime & Criminal Justice

Glossary: tend:

bioterrorism	the dispersion of chemicals or biological substances intended to cause widespread disease and death
corporate crime	wrongdoing that occurs within the context of a formal organization or bureaucracy and is sanctioned by the organization’s norms
crime	one form of deviance; specifically, behavior that violates criminal laws
criminology	the study of crime from a social scientific perspective
cyberterrorism	the use of the computer to commit one or more terrorist acts
de facto segregation	segregation “in fact” but not necessarily by law
de jure segregation	segregation as defined by law
elite crime	crimes committed primarily by those in the upper class in the context of their “ordinary activities,” such as tax evasion, embezzlement, etc.
hate crime	assaults and other malicious acts directed against gays, the disabled, and racial, ethnic, or religious groups
index crime	largely “street” crimes of a serious nature such as armed robbery or drug dealing
law	the written set of guidelines that define what is right and wrong in society
organizational crime	wrongdoing that occurs within an organizational context and that is sanctioned by the norms and operating principles of the organization
personal crime	violent or nonviolent crimes directed against people
property crime	crimes involving theft of property without bodily harm
racial profiling	the use of race alone as the criterion to decide whether police stop and detain someone, such as the driver of an automobile, on suspicion of committing a crime
terrorism	premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by persons or groups who use their action to try to achieve their political ends
victimless crimes	crimes that violate law but are not listed in the FBI’s serious crime index