| 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 |