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Any act punishable by law that is committed through opportunity created in the course of a legitimate occupation.
offender
An adult who has been convicted of a criminal offense.
offense
A violation of the criminal law. Also, in some jurisdictions, a minor crime, such as jaywalking, that is sometimes described as ticketable.
offenses known to police (UCR)
Reported occurrences of offenses which have been verified at the police level.
opening statement
The initial statement of the prosecution or the defense, made in a court of law to a judge, or to a judge and jury, describing the facts that he or she intends to present during trial to prove the case.
operational capacity
The number of inmates a prison can effectively accommodate based on management considerations.
opinion
The official announcement of a decision of a court, together with the reasons for that decision.
opportunity theory
A perspective that sees delinquency as the result of limited legitimate opportunities for success available to most lower-class youth.
organized crime
The unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including gambling, prostitution, loan-sharking, narcotics, and labor racketeering, and in other unlawful activities.33
original jurisdiction
The lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts. The authority may be over a specific geographic area or over particular types of cases.
33. The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970. (Public Law 91Ð451.)
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