Crime
Elements
Legality
must be specific laws
Actus Reus
omission and commission
Mens Rea
Intent
Concurrence of Mind and Body
Harm
direct or indirect
victimless
causation
punishment
probation as a test
America's high incarceration
Disproportionately poor
Categories
Street Crimes
Uniform Crime Report
Public Order
White Collar
Corporate Crime
Political
Organized
Mal in Prohibita
Mal in Se
Multiple Murderers
Serial Killer
3 occasions, cooling off periods
Types
Visionary
Missionary
Hedonistic
Power/Control
Mass Murderer
4 or more in one incident
same emotional experience
Spree Killer
murders at two or more locations
no cooling off periods
Typology
Family Annihilator
Pseudocommando
Set and Run Killer
Disgruntled Citizen
Study
lack of mental health awareness significant factor
Subtopic 2
Victimless Crimes
Gambling
Alcohol Abuse
prohibition 1919 18th amendment
Drugs
Sexual
Fornication
Sodomy
Bowers vs. Hardwick
Prostitution
Johns
Occasional
Habitual
Compulsive
Zoning Laws
Pornography
Queen vs Hicklin 1868
US vs One Book 'Ulysses' 1934
Roth vs US 1957
Miller vs California 1973- LAPS
Larceny/Theft
Shoplifting
Burglary
History
Classical Theorists
Cesare Beccaria
hedonism
punishment must fit
laws clear & specific
criminal deserves punishment
impartial system
Jeremy Bentham
punishment fit crime
rational choice
learned behavior
Classical School
Philosophy
free will
naturally hedonistic
rational calculators
justice based on fairness
Propositions
must create deterrence
judges should have no discretion
speedy justice, swift punishment
no torture & secret accusations
incarcerated should improve
Positive School
Philosophy
human behavior determined
science explains & alters behavior
Propositions
fit punishment to individual
prison priv. as control mechanism
rehabilitation goal of punishment
intermediate sentencing
Social Context
Durkheim
crime is normal
crime as a problem for society
public fear/perception
broken window policy
Science
scientific vs anecdotal
theory vs street smarts
Rape
Typology
Power
Anger
Sadistic
Serial
Rape Shield Laws
protect victims from intimidation
Other
Arson
fraud
pyromania
concealment
vanity
revenge
civil disorder/political
Property Crimes
Forgery and Counterfeiting
Stolen property
Embezzlement
Motor Vehicle Theft
Credit Card Theft