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CRIME

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CRIME ANY ACT THAT IS LABELED AS SUCH BY THOSE IN AUTHORITY AND IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THERE CAN BE EXAMPLES IN WHICH ACTS ARE IMMORAL, BUT NOT ILLEGAL. IF A GROUP WATCHES A CHILD DROWN, BUT DOESNT TRY TO HELP, IT IS NOT A CRIME. ALSO INCLUDES ACTIONS THAT HAVE NOT SPECIFICALLY LABELED AS CRIMES YET. (SPACE GRAFFITI)

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THE BREAKDOWN IS ARRESTS BY GENDER IS %MEN % OF ARRESTS THAT ARE WHITE % OF ARRESTS ARE BLACK % OF ARRESTS ARE FOR PEOPLE AGED 18-34 LETS LOOK AT SOME STATS FOR CRIME! 76 70 28 53

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FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES 1.) VIOLENT CRIME MURDER, RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT VERY VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CRIME. MOSTLY ASSAULT MOST VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN MOST MURDERS ARE COMMITTED WITH HANDGUNS %51

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2.) PROPERTY CRIME THEFT OR DAMAGING PROPERTY INCLUDES BURGLARY, LARCENY, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, ARSON SOME SORT COMMITTED EVERY 3 SECONDS STILL DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, FROM THE EARLY 1990s CAN BE RELATED TO RELATIVE AGE OF CRIMINALS CAN BE RELATED TO DRUG TRENDS USERS NEED TO FEED THEIR ADDICTION

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3.) VICTIMLESS CRIME ONLY HARM THOSE COMMITTING THE ACT INCLUDE PROSTITUTION, ILLEGAL GAMBLING, ILLEGAL DRUG USE, VAGRANCY CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES FOR SOCIETY WHAT DOES A HOMELESS PERSON COST?

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4.) WHITE COLLAR CRIME - OFFENSES COMMITTED BY PEOPLE OF HIGH SOCIAL STATUS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES COMMITTED BY POLITICIANS, EMPLOYEES, AND CORPORATIONS. INCLUDE FRAUD, TAX EVASION, MISREPRESENTATION, INSIDER TRADING, CORRUPTION. WITH NEW CORPORATE PERSONHOOD LAWS, THESE BUSINESSES CAN BE CHARGED LIKE INDIVIDUALS. ESTIMATES ARE FROM $300 - $650 BILLION PER YEAR. ABUSING POLITICAL POWER CAN HAVE GREATER HARMS FOR SOCIETY.

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5.) ORGANIZED CRIME CRIME SYNDICATE LARGE SCALE ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS THAT CONTROL VICE THROUGH VIOLENCE OR THREATS CAN USE LEGAL FRONTS OF BUSINESS INCLUDES DRUG TRAFFICKING, ILLEGAL GAMBLING, UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES, LOAN SHARKING, COUNTERFEITING. EXTREMELY HARD TO ESTIMATE, AND HARD TO DEAL WITH AKIN TO PARASITES ON SOCIETY. HAVE NO INTEREST IN CREATING OR HOLDING POLITICAL POWER, JUST ECONOMIC.

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CORRECTIONS SANCTIONS USED TO PUNISH CRIMINALS SKIPPING MOST OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM- CORRECTIONS HAS 4 BASIC FUNCTIONS 1.) RETRIBUTION REVENGE BY SOCIETY 2.) DETERRENCE DISCOURAGE FUTURE OFFENDERS 3.) REHABILITATION REFORM CRIMINALS BACK INTO SOCIETY 4.) SOCIAL PROTECTION LIMITING FREEDOM REMOVES ADDITIONAL CRIME FROM SOCIETY