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Intro to Criminal Justice
Chapters 1–5 Complete
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Answers, and Detailed
Rationales for Criminal
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crime
an act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions
consensus model
a criminal justice model that defines criminal behavior as those acts that conflict with the values and beliefs of society
as a whole
conflict model
a criminal justice model in which the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political,
social power in a community
deviance
behavior that is considered to go against the norms established by society
murder
the unlawful killing of one human being by another
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sexual assault
forced or coerced sexual intercourse
assault
a threat or an attempt to do violence to another person that causes that person to fear immediate physical harm
battery
the act of physically contacting another person with the intent to do harm, even if the resulting injury is insubstantial
robbery
the act of taking property from another person through force, threat of force, or intimidation
larceny
the act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent to keep that property
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