Labels criminologists and the press use for kinds of crime, including public-order crime, predicate crime, street crime, victimless crime, copycat crime and crime of opportunity. An entry belongs here when it describes the character or setting of crime rather than a legal class. It excludes the legal classes of offense. Entries placed here are Public-Order Crime, Predicate Crime, Street Crime, Victimless Crime, Copycat Crime and Crime of Opportunity.
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Street crime (Wikipedia)
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Street crime is a loose term for any criminal offense in a public place.
Victimless crime (Wikipedia)
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A victimless crime is an illegal act that typically either directly involves only the perpetrator or occurs between consenting individuals.
Copycat crime (Wikipedia)
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A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled after or inspired by a previous crime.
Crime of opportunity (Wikipedia)
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A crime of opportunity is a crime that is committed without planning when the perpetrator sees that they have the chance to commit the act at that moment and seizes it.
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