Types of Crime - Cliffs Notes

One problem is high, though currently declining, rates of street crime (including ... There are also crimes that stem from the drug business (for example, ... MyPreferences MyReadingList CriminalJustice ! Home StudyGuides CriminalJustice TypesofCrime AllSubjects TheCriminalJusticeSystem TheProcessofCriminalJustice ThePoliticsofCriminalJustice WhichModelCrimeControlorDueProcess TheStructureofCriminalJustice CriminalJusticeintheU.S. RacialDisparities IstheCriminalJusticeSystemRacist? CitizenParticipation RightsConsciousnessandCivilLiberties Crime PartIOffenses DrugsandCrime GunsandCrime DoesGunControlReduceCrime? DefinitionsofCrime TypesofCrime CriminalLaw SourcesofCriminalLaw TheNatureofCriminalLaw FunctionsofCriminalLaw LegalElementsofaCrime LegalDefenses,JustificationsforCrimes TheLimitsofCriminalLaw ShouldDrugsBeLegalized? 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Juveniles'ResponsibilitiesandRights TypesofCrime TheUnitedStateshasmorethanasinglecrimeproblem.Oneproblemishigh,thoughcurrentlydeclining,ratesofstreetcrime(includinghomicide,assault,rape,robbery,andburglary).Muchofthistypeofcrimeiscommittedbyanalienatedandself‐destructiveunderclass.Anotheristhedrug‐crimeproblem,whichislinkedtothefirstproblem.Somedrug‐intoxicatedindividualscommitcrimesbecausetheyhavelosttheirinhibitionswhileundertheinfluence. Therearealsocrimesthatstemfromthedrugbusiness(forexample,moneylaundering)andcrimesthatarisefromeconomicnecessity,becauseusersneedmoneytobuymoredrugs.Then,too,thereistheorganized‐crimeproblem,whichisintertwinedwiththedrug‐crimeprobleminsofarasdrugtraffickingisthemajorsourceofincomefororganized‐crimegroups.Inaddition,thereisawhite‐collar‐crimeproblem.It,too,islinkedtoothertypesofcrime.Forexample,federalinvestigatorsuncoveredaschemein1998bytwoNewYorkcrimefamiliesandahalfdozenWallStreetstockbrokerstocommitstockfraud. Drugcrimes.Thedrug‐crimecategoryencompassesarangeofoffensesconnectedwiththeuse,transportation,purchase,andsaleofillegaldrugs. Streetcrime.Themostcommonformsofpredatorycrime—rape,robbery,assault,burglary,larceny,andautotheft—occurmostfrequentlyonurbanstreets.Racialminoritycitizensaccountforadisproportionatelyhighnumberofthearrestsforstreetcrimes. Organizedcrime.Theterm“organizedcrime”referstotheunlawfulactivitiesofmembersofcriminalorganizationsthatsupplyillegalgoodsandservices. Politicalcrime.Thepolitical‐crimecategorycontainsbothcrimesbythegovernmentandcrimesagainstthegovernment.Politicalgoalsmotivatepoliticalcriminals. Victimlesscrime.Consensualacts(inwhichpeoplearewillingparticipants)andviolationsinwhichonlytheperpetratorishurt,suchasthepersonaluseofillegaldrugs,arecalledvictimlesscrimes. White‐collarcrime.White‐collarcrimesareoffensesthatpersonscommitwhileactingintheirlegitimatejobsandprofessions.White‐collarcriminalsbehaveinunethicalwaysforself‐gain(forexample,embezzlement)orforthebenefitofabusiness(forexample,corporateprice‐fixing).Victimsofwhite‐collarcrimeincludetheeconomy,employers,consumers,andtheenvironment. Previous DefinitionsofCrime Next SourcesofCriminalLaw TheProcessofCriminalJustice ThePoliticsofCriminalJustice WhichModelCrimeControlorDueProcess TheStructureofCriminalJustice RacialDisparities IstheCriminalJusticeSystemRacist? CitizenParticipation RightsConsciousnessandCivilLiberties PartIOffenses DrugsandCrime GunsandCrime DoesGunControlReduceCrime? DefinitionsofCrime TypesofCrime SourcesofCriminalLaw TheNatureofCriminalLaw FunctionsofCriminalLaw LegalElementsofaCrime LegalDefenses,JustificationsforCrimes TheLimitsofCriminalLaw ShouldDrugsBeLegalized? 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