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The name of the UCR category relating to being a suspicious character or person, including vagrancy, begging, loitering, and vagabondage.
vandalism (UCR)
The name of the UCR category used to record and report arrests made for offenses of destroying or damaging, or attempting to destroy or damage, the property of another without his consent, or public property, except by burning.
venue
The particular geographical area in which a court may hear or try a case. Also, the locality within which a particular crime was committed. See also jurisdiction.
verdict
In criminal proceedings, the decision of the jury in a jury trial or of a judicial officer in a nonjury trial.
victim
A person who has suffered death, physical or mental anguish, or loss of property as the result of an actual or attempted criminal offense committed by another person.
victim assistance program
An organized program which offers services to victims of crime in the areas of crisis intervention and follow-up counseling, and which helps victims secure their rights under the law.
victim impact statement
The in-court use of victim- or survivor-supplied information by sentencing authorities wishing to make an informed sentencing decision.
victimization
In National Crime Survey terminology, the harming of any single victim in a criminal incident.
violation
I. The performance of an act forbidden by a statute or the failure to perform an act commanded by a statute. II. An act contrary to a local government ordinance. III. An offense punishable by a fine or other penalty but not by incarceration. IV. An act prohibited by the terms and conditions of probation or parole.
violent crime
An offense category which, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), includes murder, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery.
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