offender; criminal; culprit
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
the real criminal; true culprit
accomplice; co-conspirator
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
atrocious crime; heinous crime
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
copycat criminal; copycat crime
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
escaped prisoner; fugitive
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
complicity (in a crime); collusion
second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
violent crime; violent offense; violent criminal; perpetrator of a violent crime
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
group behind a crime; criminal group
organized crime; organised crime
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
criminality; criminal propensity
punishable offense; crime
political offence; political offense
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
perpetrator of a bizarre murder
crime novel; crime fiction
(crime of) aiding a criminal to avoid capture
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
sensational crime that becomes a media event; (lit.) theatrical crime
criminal offense; criminal offence
offense (against the law); offence; violation
violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach; infraction
repeated offense; repeated offence; recidivism
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
second offender; second-time offender; repeat offender
continuing offense (multiple consecutive offenses treated a single crime; repealed in 1947); continuing offence
Organized Crime Countermeasures Division; Organized Crime Division
crime committed together by two or more people (in which each is known as a co-principal)
political crime; political offence
organized crime; organised crime
suspected criminal; suspect
gun crime; gun-related crime
to commit a crime; to resort to crime
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
first offender; first-time offender
principal offense; principal offence; principal offender
security equipment (pepper spray, taser, batons, etc.); anti-theft device
indirect principal offender; indirect perpetrator; principal offender in the second degree
minor offense; minor offence
being likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquency
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
(crime of) harboring a fugitive (harbouring)
environmental criminology
claim of responsibility (e.g. for a bombing)
juvenile deemed likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
military offense; military offence
youth crime; juvenile crime
criminal conspiracy (participation in the planning of a crime, but not its execution)
implicated offense (where the means or result constitutes a separate offense); connected offense
offense against public morals; morals offense; vice crime
organized crime countermeasures; measures against organized crime
accessory before the fact
regarding someone as the culprit in a crime; treating someone as a perpetrator
status offense; status crime; crime requiring a specific status (to commit)
state's evidence; crown evidence
accessory before the fact
Japanese Association of Criminal Psychology
malum in se; act inherently wrong by nature
wanted criminal; suspect on a police wanted list
would-be crime abandoned before being carried out
violation; offense; offence
single crime consisting of multiple independent crimes (i.e. robbery, which consists of theft and threats or use of violence)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
advance notice of (intent to commit) a crime
single crime that naturally consists of a number of incidences and is charged as only one count (e.g. habitual gambling); crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)
crime instigated by external circumstances
Act on Payment of Relief Benefit for Victims, etc. of Crimes Committed by Aum Shinrikyo
aggravated consequential offense; crime aggravated by results
impossible crime (esp. in fiction)
malum prohibitum; unlawful act by virtue of statute
violations of special law
National Tax Violations Control Act
Organized Crime Countermeasures Department (of the Japanese police); Organized Crime Department
direct principal offender; direct perpetrator; principal offender in the first degree
accessory offense; accessory offence
wrongful death; death caused by violent crime
crime of negligence; careless offense; careless offence
aggravated offense; aggravated crime
key culprit; principal offender
death not caused by a violent crime (excl. dying of natural causes)
transnational organized crime; TOC
occasional crime; crime instigated by external circumstances
acting alone in committing a crime
crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)
criminal organization; organized crime group
offense against public morals; morals offense; vice crime
burglar alarm; personal alarm
criminal abuse of power; crimes committed by public officials in violation of their duties
criminal organization; organized crime group