A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled after, or inspired by, a previous crime. Perpetrators typically carry out copycat crimes after exposure to media coverage of the original crime, or after having witnessed the crime itself. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled after or inspired by a previous crime.
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