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An action taken by a person or group of people that violates the rules of a given society to the point that someone is harmed or the interests of that society are harmed.

sociological imagination

Refers to the idea that we must look beyond the obvious to evaluate how our social location influences how we see society.

A process by which individuals acquire a personal identity and learn the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to their society.

The period from January 29, 1920, to December 5, 1933, during which the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was made illegal in the United States by the Eighteenth Amendment. (Enforcement legislation was entitled the National Prohibition Act or Volstead Act.)

A policy aimed at reducing the sale and use of illegal drugs.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

The principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice. It investigates the crimes assigned to it and provides cooperative services to other law enforcement agencies.

From the English words "shire" and "reeve" (king's agent). An official of a county or parish who primarily carries out judicial duties.

A writ issued by a judicial official that authorizes an officer to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice, such as an arrest or search.

An officer of the court responsible for executing writs and processes, making arrests, and keeping order in the court.

A crime considered less serious than a felony. Usually tried in the lowest local courts and punishable by no more than one year in jail.

A crime punishable by a term in state or federal prison and sometimes by death. In some instances, a sentence for a felony conviction may be less than one year. Felonies are sometimes called "high crimes."

county stockade

A component of a county corrections system. The stockade usually holds offenders who have already been sentenced. Because of overcrowding in state systems, many county stockades hold state felony offenders on a contract basis.

U.S. Secret Service

A federal investigative law enforcement agency authorized to protect the president and other U.S. government officials and visiting officials. The agency also investigates financial fraud and counterfeiting.

U.S. Border Patrol

the mobile uniformed law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Its primary mission is to detect and prevent the illegal entry of foreign-born persons into the United States.

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

An agency of the Department of Justice responsible for enforcing the laws regulating the admission of foreigners to the United States and for administering immigration benefits, including the naturalization of applicants for U.S. citizenship.