forensic: crime
Misconduct that does injury to public interests rather than purely private interests. We view injury to society as separate from injuries suffered by a victim. For a crime to exist, both a criminal act (actus reas) and a guilty mind (mens rea) must be present.*
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*Committee on Psychiatry and Law, of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry The Mental Health Professional and the Legal System Paperback 1992 American Psychiatric Press