white collar crime - ANSWER any illegal crime committed in a business or professional
setting
felony - ANSWER -indictment / grand jury
-fine or imprisonment more than 1 yr
misdemeanor - ANSWER -information / gov charge
-fine or jail less than 1 yr
intent - ANSWER willfully or knowingly
pleas in criminal cases - ANSWER guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere, no contest
trend in white collar crime - ANS increase in protection of white-collar criminals and
legislative efforts to protect the public from fraud
-investigation of illegal activities by top management
-prosecutors capitalize on high-profile convictions
4th amendment - ANS protects persons and corporations from unreasonable searches
and seizures by gov
grand jury - ANS -5th amendment
- made up of 23 citizens
-to determine probable cause
-serve as an investigating body
, -functioning depends on secrecy of the processings
presumption of innocence - ANSWER assuming an accused individual is innocent until a
petit jury conviction
5th amendment - ANSWER -protects the accused from being compelled to testify
against self (Miranda Rights)
-double jeopardy
double jeopardy - ANSWER citizens cannot be tried twice by same govt entity for same
offense
6th amendment - ANSWER -right to a Speedy Trial by jury
-right to counsel for a suspect
-to be informed of charges
-to face accuser
-to subpoena witnesses in one's behalf
8th amendment - ANSWER prohibits gov from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines,
and cruel/unusual punishment
larceny - ANSWER robbery, burglary, embezzlement
robbery - ANSWER stealing with force
burglary - ANSWER breaking in and stealing
embezzlement - ANSWER stealing from within the inside (employer/employee)
scheme to defraud - ANSWER scheme devised to deprive another of his intangible right
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