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acts that are caused by maladaptive or abnormal
behaviors. It is also a generic name that refers to
offense, felony and delinquency or misdemeanor.

CRIME ANALYSIS – is the use of systematic
analytical methods to acquire timely and pertinent
information on crime patterns and trend
correlations; subdivided into administrative,
strategic, and tactical analysis.

CRIME COUNT – the number of offences occurring
within a given referent of time and space.

CRIME FLUX – a concept that defines the crime rate
as a product of the prevalence of victims in the
population, and the frequency with which they are
victimized.

CRIME LABORATORY – a scientific organization that
analyzes material collected from crime scenes and
suspects to help determine whether a crime was
committed and, if so, how, when, and by whom it
was committed.

CRIME MARKETS – a market that deals specifically
with the acquisition, distribution and consumption
of illegal goods and services.

CRIME PATTERN – a crime characteristic in which
the same crime is committed repeatedly over a
short period of time, sometimes by the same
offender.

CRIME RATE – the measure that gives an index of
crime occurring in a particular jurisdiction for a
specific time period.

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