| A | B |
|---|
| search & seizure | 4th amend-not able to do unreasonable searches |
| Did person have reasonable expectation of privacy? | question asked to validate search & seizure |
| exclusionary rule | unlawfully collected evidence can't be used in court |
| two types of searches | legal & illegal |
| search w/warrant | probable cause & judge's permission |
| expiration date of warrant | 10 days |
| reason to search w/o a warrant | police think weapons/evidence might get destroyed |
| reason for stop & frisk | suspicious behavior |
| consent (def) | when citizen says yes to search |
| plain view | police spot object connected w/ crime |
| when a warrant is not needed | during a hot pursuit |
| reason for vehicle searches | police believe car has contraband |
| time of never needing a search warrant | emergencies, bomb threat |
| officials that don't need search warrants | border patrol/customs agents/airports |
| credit card fraud | type of identity theft |
| cybercrime (def) | criminal motive to physically/mentally/emotionally/reputation harm thru electronics |
| blackmail (def) | taking money/property by force/threats |
| embezzlement (def) | taking of money/property that you've been entrusted with |
| solicitation, contempt & conspiracy | elements needed for police to prove preliminary crime |
| is it illegal to solicit another person to commit a crime? | yes |
| robbery (def) | unlawful taking of goods/monies w/ intimidation/force/lack of consent |
| all crimes require this? | act & intent |
| motive (def) | reason why a person commits a crime |
| ex facto law | act is not crime unless law was on books at time it was committed |
| 3 classes of crimes | felony/misdemeanor/treason |
| felony (def) | serious (+ 1 yr in prison) |
| misdemeanor (def) | less serious (-1 yr in prison) |
| treason (def) | act of helping foreign nation vs US |
| 4 participants in a crime | principal/accomplice/accessory before fact/accessory after fact |
| principal (def) | person who commits the crime |
| accomplice (def) | helps another person commit crime |
| accessory before the fact (def) | orders the crime or helps, but not present |
| accessory after crime (def) | knows crime was committed & helps principal escape |
| homicide (def) | killing of 1 human by another |
| 2 types of homicide | criminal & non-criminal |
| example of non-criminal homicide | self-defense |
| 4 types of criminal homicide | 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree & felony murder |
| 1st degree murder (def) | premeditated, deliberate, done w/malice |
| 2nd degree murder (def) | deliberate, done w/malice, but NOT premeditated |
| 3rd degree murder (def) | unintended consequence of criminal act |
| felony murder (def) | takes place during commitment of certain felonies |
| voluntary manslaughter (def) | intentional killing under certain circumstances |
| involuntary manslaughter (def) | unintentional killing from reckless behavior |
| assault (def) | attempt to carry out a physical attack on another person |
| battery (def) | unlawful physical contact |
| forcible rape (def) | unlawful sex without consent |
| statutory rape (def) | sex by male with an underage female |
| average age for statutory rape | under 16 |
| 7 crimes against property | arson/vandalism/larceny/burglary/forgery/uttering/receiving stolen property |
| arson (def) | willful/malicious burning of property |
| larceny (def) | petty & grand theft |
| burglary (def) | unauthorized entry w/intent to commit crime |
| forgery (def) | altering/writing document w/intent to fraud |
| uttering (def) | offering something as genuine when u know it's fake |
| 3 types of crimes against property (victimless) | drug & sex offenses/suicide/euthanasia |
