Crimeatitssimplestisanactprohibitedbylawuponpainofpunishment(Hall–Williams1964). TheoristssuchasMcCabe(1983:49)statedthatnowordinlegalandcriminologicaltermscould definethewordcrimeforthevaryingcontentinwhichanactiscategorisedDuetothebroad spectrumsurroundingcrime,differingunderstandingsabouthumansubjectsandpremisesleadto thedevelopmentofseveraltheories,assumptionsandformsofcriminallaw.
MichaelandAdler(1933:2)areoftencitedasanexampleofthelegaldescriptionofcrime:"the mostpreciseandleastambiguousdefinitionofcrimeisthatwhichdefinesitasbehaviourwhichis oftenprohibitedbythecriminalcode"Theextendingofthedefinitionofcrimeisheavilyshow morecontent...
Ontheotherhand,PaulTappanisanotherexampleofdefining'crime'.Withabackgroundasa sociologistandalawyerhe'sapproachseperatescrimeinthedefintionofasociologistandasa lawyer.Tappan(1947)acceptsthatallsortsof'conductnorms'andtheirviolationswerelegitimately abletobestudiedbysociologistswhile,criminallawprovidesaprecisetypeoftheseconductnorms tobeconsideredacrimewhere"Crimeisanintentionalactinviolationofthecirminallaw commitedwithoutdefenseorexcuseandpenalizedbythestateasafelonyormisdemeanor" (Tappan1947:100)Duetohisunderstandingofcrimebeingreinforcedthroughhisbackgroundin bothlawandsociology,he'sviewondefiningcrimeoriginatesfromdifferingperspectives.Ifcrime wasviewedasTappan,criminologywouldbethestudyofviolationsofcriminallaw;itislimitedto bedefinedbythestate,whiledisicplinessuchassociologycouldbeseenonabroaderscalewitha rangeofrulesandviolationsofcrime.
Sociologistsbegantoquestionthedefintionofcrimeandmanymoretookupthechallengeof definingitinhopesofextendingtheconceptofcrimetocovervariouskindsofmisbehaviournot presentlycoveredbythecriminallawsystem.In1970,Herman
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Crime
Ingeneralthedefinitionofacrimeisanactpunishablebylaw,usuallyconsideredanevilact.Crime referstomanytypesofmisconductforbiddenbylaw.Crimesincludesuchthingsasmurder,stealing acar,resistingarrest,possessionordealingofillegaldrugs,beingnudeinpublic,drunkdriving, andbankrobbery.Crimeisanactthathasbeentimelessandhasbeencommittedpracticallysince thestartoftime.Forexample,eversinceCainkilledhisbrotherAbel(B.C.),peoplebeingcharged withwitchcraftinthe1600's,prostitution,tothecurrentcrimesofmodernday(AD)Eventhough crimehasexistedthroughouttimeithasprogressedandbranchedouttakingmanytypes forms.showmorecontent
Crimesarefrequentlyclassifiedaccordingtotheirseriousnessasfeloniesormisdemeanors. Generally,feloniesaremoreseriousthanmisdemeanors.Underthefederalcriminallawsystem, feloniesarecrimesforwhichthepunishmentisdeathorimprisonmentformorethanayearA misdemeanorispunishablebyafineorbyimprisonmentforlessthanayear.Inmoststatespersons convictedoffeloniesaresenttostateprisons,whilethoseguiltyofmisdemeanorsservetheir sentenceincity,orcountyjails,orcorrectionhouses.
Crimesagainstpeopleincludeassault,kidnapping,murder,andsexualattacksSuchcrimesusually bringseverepunishments.Crimesagainstpropertyincludearson,automobiletheft,burglary, embezzlement,forgery,fraud,larceny,andvandalism.Inmostcases,thesecrimescarrylighter penaltiesthanthecrimessetagainstthepersonRobberyisthecrimemostdifficulttoclassifyThe lawconsidersrobberyacrimeagainstthepersonoragainsttheproperty,accordingtothecase. Robberymayinvolvesimplystealingpropertyfromanotherperson,butwhenapersonalencounter occursbetweentherobberandhisvictim,itmayincludeviolenceandbodilyharm.Thisusually occursduringmuggingsorotherstrong–armrobberies.
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CrimeandPunishment
Crimeforwhat,andpunishmentforwhom?Mayhappensinaparkandmaybeinaroom!Maybeat nightorafternoon,hereorthereorclosetothemoon.Amanwhomakesacrimemaybeatycoonor maybejustavagrantwithoutasmallhomeNowtheproblemisforwhat,forwhomdoalittle vagrantoratycoonwanttobeaprisoneroradarkmoon?
Makingcrimescomesasaresultofmanyvariousthingsinlife.Thefirstandthegreatestoneis calledmoneyastheoldexpressionthatsays"Moneyistherootofallevil",Asmanypeoplewho areinneedofmoneymakesdifferenttypesofcrimesjusttogainthatmoney,howeverit'scoming throughawrongway.ThesecondoneandthemostpopularinEgyptisrevengebyshowmore content
Theyhavealsomademanyaggressivethingstogetwhattheyneedandtomakewhattheywant. Duringthisage,countrieswereinternallycorruptedbecausetheywerebusyexternallyasaresultof thefirstandthesecondworldwars.
So,duringindustrialrevolution,corruptionledtotheappearanceofplentytypesofmoderncrimes.
The20thcenturyalsohasmanyandvarioustypesofcrimes.Someofthemareoldandwellknown forthepoliceinspectorsandtheothersaremodernanditsfirstappearanceisinthisageHowever, therecrimesexistinthisage,It'snotasmuchasinthepastduetothepresenceofthemodernpolice systemsthatareabletodecreasetheaveragecrimeshappeninginsuccessiveyears.Iguessthatthe 20thcenturyisfullofjoyandhappinessasaresultofdecreasingthenumberofcrimessincethe governmentalcareisbetterthanoldages.
Nonofthehumanswasbornasacriminal.Acriminalistheendproductofbadconditionsthatturn aheartofababyorachildfullofhappinessintoadarkheartfullofsadness.Acalmpersoncould turntoaggressiveonebecauseofthoseconditionsthataffecteachandeverypersonlivingonthis earth.Somecountriestrynowadaystochangethoseconditionssurroundingespeciallypoorand homelesspeople.So,conditionsarethemainresponsibleformakingsuchacriminal.
Justiceisasmallword,butithasagreatmeaningasitplayanimportantruleincrimeand punishmentAjudge
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