| A | B |
|---|
| crime | an act against the public good |
| plaintiff | party that accuses person of a crime |
| prosecutor | govt. attorney who presents the case against defendant |
| felony | major crime punishable by imprisonment or death |
| misdemeanor | penalized by a fine or brief imprisonment |
| Elements of a crime | 1)Criminal act 2) Required state of mind |
| entrapment | if a law enforcement officer induces a law abiding citizen to commit a crime. |
| murder | Teh unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought. |
| manslaughter | unlawful killing of another human being without malice aforethought |
| battery | the unlawful touching of another person |
| assault | an attempt to commit battery |
| kidnapping | unlawful removal or restraint of a person against his or her will |
| burglary | breaking and entering |
| larceny | the unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property |
| embezzlement | the wrongful taking of anothers property by a person who has been entrusted with that property. |
| robbery | taking anothers property through violence or threats. |
| arson | the willful or malicious burning of a building |
| vandalism | willful or malicioys damage to property |
| shoplifting | stealing goods from a store |
| alcohol | the most commonly used drug in the US |
