As discussed in Chapter 5, which would be the best definition of crime: Question 1 options: an act that violates the rights of another citizen or group of citizens a positive or negative act that violates a penal law, that is, it is an offense against a state or federal government. an act that "shocks the conscience of the court" an offense against rules of behavior prescribed in the constitution of a state or the nation none of the above all of the above