Copycat crime
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copycat-crime-182-14953407
title:
Copycat crime
text:
A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled after or inspired by a previous crime. It notably occurs after exposure to media content depicting said crimes, and/or a live criminal model. According to a study, copycat crime is a social phenomenon that persists and is prevalent enough to have an impact on the whole criminal landscape, primarily by influencing criminal tactics as opposed to criminal motive or the emergence of criminal traits.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Criminal act that is inspired by a previous crime
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_crime
date created:
2007-04-22T06:32:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T01:34:39Z
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