chapter 5 our criminal laws
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Chapter 5 Our Criminal Laws. Lesson 5-1 Criminal Law. A punishable offense against society . Society (through police & prosecutors) attempts to identify, arrest, prosecute, and punish the criminal . Efforts are designed to protect society rather than the victim of the crime. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 5Our Criminal Laws
Lesson 5-1 Criminal Law
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What is a Crime?•A punishable offense against society •Society (through police & prosecutors) attempts to identify, arrest, prosecute, and punish the criminal •Efforts are designed to protect society rather than the victim of the crime
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Three Elements of a Crime(1) Duty
State statutes prohibiting certain conduct
(2) Violation of the Duty Breach of the duty
(3) Criminal Intent Defendant intended to commit the act Defendant intended to do evil
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Embezzlement
•Taking another’s property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
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Corporations and Criminal Intent•Can corporations (organizations) form criminal intent?
Yes—if their employees have criminal intent, their employer may be judged to have criminal intent
•When corporate employees commit a crime, can officers be held criminally responsible?
Yes—vicarious criminal liability
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Criminal Intent and AgeEarly common law Under 7 below the age of reason Over 14 know the difference between right and wrong Between those ages knowledge had to be proven
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Criminal Intent and AgeToday Age of criminal liability is 18 in most states Minors as young as 7 may be tried and punished as adults if they are accused of serious crimes such as murder
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Criminal Intent
•Sufficient mental capacity needed
Insane persons (no) Voluntary intoxication (yes) Drug use (yes)
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Is Criminal Intent Always Required for a Crime?
•Not for less serious crimes when jail is unlikely •Traffic offenses •Extreme carelessness •Conduct is so careless some courts treat it the same as criminal intent
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Criminal ConductCrimes against a person
Assault and battery, kidnapping, rape, murder
Crimes against property • Theft, robbery, embezzlement
Crimes against the government and administration of justice • Treason, tax evasion, perjury
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Criminal ConductCrimes against public peace and order • Rioting, disorderly conduct, illegal speeding
Crimes against realty • Burglary, arson, criminal trespass
Crimes against consumers • Fraudulent sale of securities, violation of pure food and drug laws
Crimes against decency • Bigamy, obscenity, prostitution
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Classification of CrimesFelony • Punishable by confinement for more than a year in state prison and/or • Punishable by a fine of more than $1,000 or • Death •Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, theft of large sums, perjury
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Classification of CrimesMisdemeanor • Punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for less than one year and/or by fine • Disorderly conduct, speeding • Infractions • Lesser misdemeanors
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Business-Related Crimes•Businesses are subject to general criminal law •Referred to as white-collar crimes •Do not involve force or violence, do not cause injury to people, and do not cause physical damage to property •Ex: evading income taxes, defrauding consumers, conspiring to fix prices, false fire and auto insurance claims, bribery
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Larceny
•Commonly known as theft •The wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else, with the intent to deprive the owner of possession •Robbery—taking of property from another’s person or immediate presence, against the victim’s will, by force or by causing fear •Burglary—entering a building without permission when intending to commit a crime
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Larceny (con’t)
•Shoplifting, pickpocketing, purse snatching •Can be a felony or a misdemeanor •Determined by the value of the property stolen and other circumstances •Robbery and burglary are always felonies
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Receiving Stolen PropertyKnowingly receiving stolen property • intent to deprive the rightful owner of the
property Fence • one who receives stolen property
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False Pretenses
•Obtaining money/property by lying about a past or existing fact •Victim parts with property voluntarily •Type of fraud
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Forgery
•Falsely making/altering a writing to defraud another •Checks •Usually a felony
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Bribery
•Unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official •Soliciting or accepting the bribe is also criminal
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Computer Crime
Larceny? “the taking of personal property”
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Extortion•Known as blackmail •Obtaining money/property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or power of office
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Conspiracy
• An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime • Usually secret • Conspiracy is a separate crime from the crime the parties plan to commit • Either a felony or a misdemeanor • Businesses: fix prices or divide markets
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Arson
Willful and illegal burning of a building