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  1. social control
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
  2. crime
    an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  3. deviant
    a person whose behavior does not conform to social norms
  4. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  5. schema
    a simplified or preliminary plan
  6. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
  7. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  8. organized crime
    underworld organizations
  9. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  10. hatred
    the emotion of intense dislike
  11. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
  12. mens rea
    criminal intent
  13. violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  14. violence
    a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction
  15. victim
    an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
  16. victimless crime
    an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
  17. illegal
    prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
  18. crime rate
    the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
  19. due process
    administration of justice according to rules and principles
  20. police
    the force of policemen and officers
  21. punishment
    the act of imposing a penalty
  22. capital punishment
    putting a condemned person to death
  23. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
  24. deterrence
    a negative motivational influence
  25. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  26. rehabilitation
    use of therapies to restore or improve physical function
  27. reform
    make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  28. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  29. criminality
    the state of being a criminal
  30. reformatory
    tending to reform
  31. corrections
    the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
  32. death penalty
    putting a condemned person to death
  33. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
Created on Tue Jul 05 12:57:59 EDT 2011

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