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Fry, Elizabeth Gurney
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney (1780–1845), an English prison reformer. She married Joseph Fry in 1800.
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Gangs, groups of persons who associate for social or criminal purposes. The term street gangs is often used to refer to criminal gangs in inner cities.
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Guillotine, a machine for beheading persons condemned to death. The device was introduced during the French Revolution at the suggestion of Dr.
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Habeas Corpus, a writ (written order) issued by a judge ordering that a person being held in custody be brought into court to determine whether he or she is being held lawfully.
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Hijacking, the forcible seizure of an aircraft, ship, train, or motor vehicle in transit.
See more »Homicide
Homicide, in law, any killing of one person by another. The word is from the Latin, and means “man-killing.” Homicide may be felony (a crime) or may be justifiable or excusable.
See more »Hoover, J. Edgar
Hoover, J. (John) Edgar (1895–1972), a United States public official. As director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and its predecessors from 1924 until his death in 1972, he was the nation's chief law enforcement official for nearly 50 years.
See more »Hostage
Hostage, a person held in captivity to assure that an agreement is observed or to coerce another party into taking (or not taking) some action.
See more »Howard, John
Howard, John (1726?–1790), an English prison reformer. Howard first became interested in prison reform when he was captured by the French during wartime and imprisoned in a dungeon.
See more »Identity Theft
Identity Theft, a crime in which a person obtains someone else's personal information and uses it to commit fraud or deception.
See more »Incest
Incest, sexual intercourse between close family members other than husband and wife.
See more »Indictment
Indictment, a formal written accusation, drawn up by a prosecutor and made by a grand jury, against a person suspected of some crime.
See more »Interpol
Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization), a cooperative association of more than 170 national law-enforcement agencies.
See more »Intimidation
Intimidation, in law, the illegal use of threats or violence to force a person to do or not to do a certain act.
See more »Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Irish Republican Army (IRA), a revolutionary organization whose objective is to create a united Ireland independent of British rule.
See more »Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency, the violation of laws or ordinances by a person who is legally classified as a juvenile, or youth, rather than an adult.
See more »Kidnapping
Kidnapping, in law, the act of taking away and holding a person without his or her consent.
See more »Larceny
Larceny, in law, a form of theft. It involves (1) the taking and carrying away of personal property, without consent of the owner, by a person not entitled to possession of the property; and (2) intent to deprive the owner of the use of the property and make it available for use by the thief.
See more »Leavenworth Prison
Leavenworth Prison, a federal penitentiary. It is on the grounds of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, an army post.
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