California
insurance fraud in, 111
parental responsibility for juvenile offenses in, 81
Proposition Eight "Victim's Bill of Rights", 52
Three Strikes laws of, 89-90
victim compensation programs in, 49
Capital punishment. See Death penalty
"Capital Punishment 2002" (Bonczar and Snell), 91
Carnival Company, 126
Casinos, money laundering and, 121
Cause for Concern: Hate Crimes in America (Leadership Conference Education Fund), 60
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention), 87
Chambliss, Robert, 59
Cherry, Bobby Frank, 58-59
Chestnut, Jacob J., 139
Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, 52
Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990, 52
Children
crime prevention programs and, 139-140
victim characteristics, 41
See also Juveniles
Christian Identity groups
ideology of, 55
Olympic Games bombing and, 62
Christopher, Charisse, 52-53
Christopher, Nicholas, 52-53
Church Arsons Prevention Act of 1996, 56
Churches
arson, 60-61
arson, bombing, attempted bombing investigations by status of investigation, January 1, 1995-August 15, 2000, 63f
arson, bombing, attempted bombing investigations by type of church, January 1, 1995-August 15, 2000, 62f
church arsons, bombings, racial makeup of subjects arrested for, January 1, 1995-August 15, 2000, 64f
church arsons, bombings, subjects arrested for, by age, gender, January 1, 1995-August 15, 2000, 65f
Cianci, Vincent A., Jr., 123
Cigarettes, 132
Cities
arson arrests in, 32
arson rate in, 31
Crime Index, 2002, 5t
Crime Index rates in, 4
robbery rate in, 25
City law enforcement, 137-138
City of St. Paul, R.A.V. v., 56
Civil suit, victim, 51
Clean Air Act, 126
Cleared by arrest
murders, 23
offenses, 9
Cleared offenses, 4
Clemency, 100, 103t
Club drugs, 132
Cocaine, 128
Cohen, Mark A., 44-45
Commutation, 100
Company
bribery and, 118
computer crime and, 115-116
robbing, 117
robbing the consumer, 117-118
Comparative International Rates of Incarceration: An Examination of Causes and Trends (Mauer), 94
Compensation and Assistance to Victims of Terrorism or Mass Violence Act (1996), 54
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, 128
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1990, 54
Computer abuse, 115
Computer Abuse Amendments of 1994, 115
Computer, counterfeiting with, 118-119
Computer crime
computer hacking, 116-117
Internet fraud, 117
types of, 114-116
"The 2003 Computer Crime and Security Survey" (Computer Security Institute), 115
Computer fraud, 115
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 115
Computer Security Institute, 115
Con artists, 124
Controlled substances, mailing of, 114
Cornerstone Research, 112
Corporate crime
chronology of, 107-108
corporate espionage, 108-109
difference of, 108
types of, 107
Corporate data, falsifying, 109-110
Corporate espionage, 108-109
Corporate Fraud Task Force, 109
Corporations, computer crime and, 115-116
Corrections
clemency, executive clemency applications for federal offenses received, disposed of, pending in Office of U.S. Pardon Attorney, fiscal years 1953-2002, 103t
educational attainment of state/federal prison inmates, 1997 and 1991; local jail inmates, 1996, 1989; probationers, 1995; general population, 1997, 100 (t6.15)
educational programs offered in state, federal, private prisons, 2000 and 1995, and in local jails, 1999, 101t
federal criminal justice budget authorities, 2002 (actual) and 2003-2008 (estimated), 15t
firearm possession during current offense, by selected characteristics for state/federal prison inmates, 1997, 99t
incarceration rates, 93, 94
jail inmates, 94-96
jails, characteristics of, 95 (t6.6)
in justice system, 137
mental health treatment, inmates receiving, in state confinement facilities, by facility characteristic, June 30, 2000, 100 (t6.14)
parole, characteristics of adults on, 1995, 2000, 2002, 102 (t6.18)
persons held in state/federal prisons or local jails, number of, 1995-2002, 96 (t6.8)
prisoners, characteristics of, 97-99
prisoners under age 18 in state/private adult correctional facilities, by type of facility, security level, region, June 30, 2000, 96 (t6.7)
prisoners under jurisdiction of state/federal correctional authorities, by gender, year end 1995, 2001, 2002, 98 (t6.11)
prisoners under jurisdiction of state/federal correctional authorities, by region, jurisdiction, year end 2001-02, 93t
prisons/jails, defined, 94
prisons, state and federal, 96-97
probation, characteristics of adults on, 1995, 2000, 2002, 102 (t6.17)
probation, parole, 99-100
recidivism, 100-101
sentenced inmates in federal prisons, number of, by most serious offense, 1995, 2000, 2001, 94t
sentenced prison population under state jurisdiction, growth of, by gender, offense, 1995-2001, 97 (t6.10)
sentenced prison population under state jurisdiction, growth of, by race, Hispanic origin, offense, 1995-2001, 98 (t6.12)
sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, estimated number of, by offense, gender, race, Hispanic origin, 2001, 97 (t6.9)
sentenced prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, number of, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, age, 2002, 95 (t6.5)
solution for, 101-104
state corrections budgets, 12
Corruption, public, 122-123
Cost
of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 65-66
of victimization, 44-45
See also Losses; Money
Counterfeiting, 105, 118-119
County law enforcement, 137-138
Court cases
Beardon v. Georgia, 50-51
Booth v. Maryland,53
Brandenburg v. Ohio,56
Furman v. Georgia, 91, 92
Gregg v. Georgia, 92
Harmelin v. Michigan, 134
Mitchell v. Wisconsin, 57
Payne v. Tennessee, 52-53
Quth v. Bartlett, 82
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, 56
South Carolina v. Gather, 53
Court statistics
age, 75
case processing, 76-77
detention, 75-76
overview of, 73-75
Crack cocaine
crime increase and, 3
sentences for, 133
Credit card fraud, 114
Credit card offers, 113
Creech, Wayne, 81
Crime
arrest trends, ten-year, 1993-2002, 9t
arrest trends, ten-year, by sex, 1993-2002, 10t
arrests, 4, 7-9
arrests by race, 2002, 11t-13t
arrests, estimated, 2002, 7t
arrests of persons under 15, 18, 21, 25
years of age, 2002, 8t
Crime Index, 4
Crime Index, 2002, 5t
Crime Index, percent change in, by population group, region for January to June 2003 and by two-year trends from 1999 to 2002, 2t
decline in, 1-3, 38
decreases in 2003, 3-4
defined, 1
drugs-crime relationship, 127 (t8.1)
fear of, 145
federal criminal justice budget authorities, 2002 (actual) and 2003-2008 (estimated), 15t
federal government's role, 10-12
increases predicted, 3
juvenile arrest rates for all, by race, 1980-2001, 77 (f5.16)
juvenile arrest rates for all, by sex, 1980-2001, 77 (f5.17)
offenses, number/percent of, by type, 2001-02, 14 (t1.8)
Office of Justice programs' funds, allocation of, by type of justice activity, fiscal years 1990-2001, 16t-17t
property stolen/recovered, by type and value, 2002, 14 (t1.9)
public opinion on juveniles and, 146
public opinion poll on respondents' attitude toward level of crime, 1989-2002, 144t
public opinion poll on respondents' attitudes toward crime in own area, 1972-2002, 145 (t9.11)
public opinion poll on respondents' fear of walking alone at night, within one mile of own area, 1965-2002, 145 (t9.12)
rate of, 1
state corrections budgets, 12
violent/property crime rates, by region, 2002, 6f
Crime Clock, 19
Crime in the United States, 2002 (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 127
Crime in the United States (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 19
Crime Index 1983-2002, 20t
arrests, 4, 7-9
Index of Crime, 2002, 5t
larceny-theft rate, 29
offense and population distribution, by region, 2002, 21t
offenses, 2002, 19, 19f
percent change in, by population group, region for January to June 2003 and by two-year trends from 1999
to 2002, 2t
rates, 4
Crime prevention programs, 139-140, 142, 144
Crime rate
Crime Index, percent change in, by population group, region for January to June 2003 and by two-year trends from 1999 to 2002, 2t
decline of, 1-3
decreases in 2003, 3-4
factors in, 1
increases predicted, 3
Crime, types of
aggravated assault, 27-28
aggravated assault, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.13)
arson, 31-32
arson, by type of property, 2002, 33 (t2.15)
burglary, 28-29
burglary, percent change in, 1998-2002, 32 (f2.3)
Crime Index, 1983-2002, 20t
Crime Index offense and population distribution, by region, 2002, 21t
Crime Index offenses, 2002, 19, 19f
forcible rape, percent distribution of, by month, 1998-2002, 29t
guns and crime, 32-35
justifiable homicide by law enforcement officers, by weapon, 1998-2002, 34 (t2.18)
justifiable homicide by private citizens, by weapon, 1998-2002, 34 (t2.17)
larceny-theft, 29-30
larceny-theft, types of, 2002, 32 (f2.4)
motor vehicle theft, 30-31
motor vehicle theft by month, 1998-2002, 31 (t2.14)
murder, 19-20, 22-23
murder circumstances, 1998-2002, 25t
murder circumstances, by relationship, 2002, 24t
murder offenders by age, sex, race, 2002, 22t
murder, sniper-attack incidents, victims, offenders, 1982-2001, 27t
murder, sniper-attack murder offenders, by age, sex, race, 1982-2001, 28t
murder victim/offender, relationship between, by race, sex, 2002, 23t
murder victims, by age, weapon used, 2002, 26t
murder victims, by weapon used, 1998-2002, 33 (t2.16)
offender, age, race, sex of, 1996-2000, 30t
rape, 23.25
robberies, percent distribution of, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.12)
robbery, 25, 27
robbery, number of bank robbery incidents reported, 1990-2001, 29f
workplace homicides by victim characteristics, type of event, selected occupation and industry, 1992-2001, 35t-36t
workplace violence, 35-36
Crime Victims Fund, 50
Crimes against persons, 57
Crimes against property, 57
Crimes against society, 57
Criminal background checks, 34
Criminal justice system
components of, 137
confidence in, 146
federal criminal justice budget authorities, 2002 (actual) and 2003-2008 (estimated), 15t
law enforcement, 137-139
public opinion poll on respondents' reported confidence in, 2003, 148 (t9.16)
Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2001, Statistical Tables (U.S. Department of Justice), 35
Cruel and unusual punishment, 134
Curfews, 82-83
Currency, counterfeiting, 118-119
Custody, juveniles in, 87
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