Overview about Crimes

the offense that can be prosecuted and punished by law, is all around us, from relatively minor offenses to unspeakably wicked and truly heinous acts.

the study of how certain facial features can reveal something about a person's character and disposition.

Although the concept sounds somewhat silly today, physiognomy was widely accepted by the ancient ____ and has been revived periodically over the centuries.

What ties crime together is the status of being "______" in some way.

Federal Abduction Act is also known as?

the law made kidnapping a federal crime punishable by death.

the first case in English legal history.

He was acquitted of high-profile murders based on the criminal's insanity defense and spent the rest of his life in a state criminal mental hospital.

In the late 19th century, _____increased as cities grew. This was due to the lack of an official police force to crack down on outlaws and bring them to justice.

was the first gangster in the United States to rob trains and banks during the day.

Leader of James-Younger Gang

From 1920 to 1933, ____ America was rife with organized crime, with groups like the Sheldon Gang of Chicago seeking to become the largest suppliers of illicit alcohol in Chicago's Southwest Irish belt.

The number of crimes in the United States soared during this period, so the ________began compiling crime statistics.

This culminated in the issuance of the _______, first published in January 1930, compiled through the voluntary cooperation of local, state, and state law enforcement agencies.

It has become an important tool for monitoring the number and type of crimes committed in the United States. It inspired law enforcement agencies in other countries around the world to follow suit.

When it comes to murder, it's always ______. Whether it's an organized hitman, a crime of passion, or a deliberate act of violence against a stranger, the act is final and tragic.

The first murder in history occurred some ____ years ago.

The first murder every recorded is from?

• The first murder in history occurred some 430,000 years ago.

• But it wasn't discovered until 2015, when archaeologists in Atapuerca, Spain, found evidence that _______ had been pieced together, beaten, and thrown into a cave shaft.

He who murdered dozens of young women in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s, is a great example. Added to the shock factor was the fact that he seemed an attractive and respectable man.

a Russian hacker, gained access to private data from more than 50 million machines in 2011.