Define Arson (UCR/NIBRS).
What will be an ideal response?
Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, and so on. Some instances of arson result from malicious mischief, some involve attempts to claim insurance monies, and some are committed in an effort to disguise other crimes, such as murder, burglary, or larceny.
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Which of the following is a legal definition of crime?
a. Certain behaviors that are against the moral code and thus labeled deviant by society. b. An intentional act or omission in violation of criminal law committed without defense or justification and sanctioned by the state as a felony or misdemeanor. c. Moral principles that are used to determine right from wrong. d. Offenses that are defined as such in order to allow the justice system to dispense with them readily.
The ______ mandates that colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs “prepare, publish, and distribute, through appropriate publications and mailings, to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment upon request, an annual security report.” The purpose of the report is to communicate campus security policies and campus crime statistics for each institution.
a. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act b. College Campus Act of 2010 c. Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 d. Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
Which of the following amendments protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures?
a. Fourth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment d. Eighth Amendment
Field notes should include _______________
a. specific names of those being studied and where events happen even if those being studied are criminals b. what you specifically witnessed c. what you think that you witnessed d. your interpretations of what you witnessed