Overview of the Types of Criminal Offenses - Justia

Crimes Against a Person · assault and battery · arson · child abuse · domestic abuse · kidnapping · rape and statutory rape ... Justia CriminalLaw TypesofCriminalOffenses TypesofCriminalOffenses Althoughtherearemanydifferentkindsofcrimes,criminalactscangenerallybedividedintofiveprimarycategories:crimesagainstaperson,crimesagainstproperty,inchoatecrimes,statutorycrimes,andfinancialcrimes. CrimesAgainstaPerson Crimesagainstapersonarethosethatresultinphysicalormentalharmtoanotherperson.Theycanbedividedintotwomaincategories,formsofhomicideandotherviolentcrimes.Wherethephysicalharmtoanotherindividualissoseverethatitcausesdeath,adefendantmaybechargedwithanyoneofseveraltypesofhomicide,including,forexample,first-degreemurder,voluntarymanslaughter,orvehicularhomicide.Conversely,violentcrimes,whicharealsoverysevere,include: Crimesagainstapersonoftencarrythesteepestpenalties. assaultandbattery arson childabuse domesticabuse kidnapping rapeandstatutoryrape CrimesAgainstProperty Crimesagainstpropertytypicallyinvolveinterferencewiththepropertyofanotherparty.Althoughtheymayinvolvephysicalormentalharmtoanother,theyprimarilyresultinthedeprivationoftheuseorenjoymentofproperty.Manypropertycrimesaretheftcrimes,includingburglary,larceny,robbery,autotheft,andshoplifting. InchoateCrimes Inchoatecrimesrefertothosecrimesthatwereinitiatedbutnotcompleted,andactsthatassistinthecommissionofanothercrime.Inchoatecrimesrequiremorethanapersonsimplyintendingorhopingtocommitacrime.Rather,theindividualmusttakea“substantialstep”towardsthecompletionofthecrimeinordertobefoundguilty.Inchoatecrimesincludeaidingandabetting,attempt,andconspiracy.Insomecases,inchoatecrimescanbepunishedtothesamedegreethattheunderlyingcrimewouldbepunished,whileinothercases,thepunishmentmightbelesssevere. StatutoryCrimes Statutorycrimesincludethosecrimes,inadditiontothecrimesdiscussedabove,whichareproscribedbystatute.Threesignificanttypesofstatutorycrimesarealcoholrelatedcrimes,drugcrimes,trafficoffenses,andfinancial/whitecollarcrimes.Thesecrimesarespecificallyprohibitedbystatutebecausesocietyhopestodeterindividualsfromengaginginthem.Alcohol-relatedcrimesincludeavarietyofoffensesregardinghowandwherealcoholcanbeconsumed,suchas: Statutorycrimesmayoverlapwithothertypesofcrimes. DrivingUndertheInfluence(DUI/OWI/DWI) OpenContainerViolations MinorinPossessionofAlcohol PublicIntoxication UnderageDUI BoatingDUI SellingandSupplyingAlcoholtoMinors RefusingtoPerformaFieldSobrietyTest RefusingtoPerformaBreathalyzerorProvideaBloodSample Drugcrimesconcernanyinvolvementinthecreationordistributionofdrugs,includingdrugpossession,drugmanufacturing,anddrugtrafficking.Oneareaofcriminallawthatiscurrentlyreceivingagreatdealofattentionistheregulationandprosecutionofdrugcrimesrelatedtomedicalmarijuana.Duetostatetrendstowardthelegalizationofmedicalmarijuana,thisisanareaofcriminallawthatisinflux. Trafficoffensesincludecrimesthatmayarisewhileanindividualisdrivingavehicleonpublicroadways.BecauseaDUI/OWI/DWIinvolvesbothalcoholandtheuseofavehicle,itisconsideredbothanalcoholrelatedcrimeandatrafficoffense.Additionaltrafficoffensesincludedrivingonasuspendedorrevokedlicense,drivingwithoutalicense,hit-and-runaccidents,recklessdriving,andvehicularassault.Whereatrafficoffenseresultsindeath,itcanbechargedasafarmoreseriouscrime,suchasaformofhomicide. FinancialandOtherCrimes Finally,financialcrimesofteninvolvedeceptionorfraudforfinancialgain.Althoughwhite-collarcrimesderivetheirnamefromthecorporateofficerswhohistoricallyperpetratedthem,anyoneinanyindustrycancommitawhite-collarcrime.Thesecrimesincludemanytypesoffraudandblackmail,embezzlementandmoneylaundering,taxevasion,andcybercrime. 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