Mid-week again, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today about crime terminology:
1. Burglary: breaking and entering into a house or other structure.
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2. Assault: an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to harm a person violently, with an apparent ability to do so.
3. Child: a person under the age of 18 or as defined by state law.
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4. Robbery: taking or trying to take anything of value from the care, custody or control of a person by force or threat of force.
5. Sexual offense: forcible rape, attempted rape, statutory rape, sexual harassment, prostitution, or other unlawful sexual contact/unlawful behavior intended for sexual gratification or profit from sexual activity.
You can read more about crime terminology at the Office of Justice Programs website.
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