Crime

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as arson, assault, breach of the peace,
burglary, kidnapping, larceny, murder, rape, and robbery. The second group
includes crimes of a �rapidly growing urban society.� These crimes include
violations of income tax laws, liquor control regulations, pure food and drug
laws, and traffic laws. Crimes in the first group usually involve severe
punishments while crimes in the second group are generally punished by fines,
notices to follow the court's orders, or other relatively light penalties.
Crimes are frequently classified according to their seriousness as
felonies or misdemeanors. Generally, felonies are more serious than
misdemeanors. Under the federal criminal law system, felonies are crimes for
which the punishment is death or imprisonment for more than a year. A
misdemeanor is punishable by a fine or by imprisonment for less than a year. In
most states persons convicted of felonies are sent to state prisons, while those
quilty of misdemeanors serve their sentence in city ...

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given medical
help instead of being put in jail. There is also widespread disagreement about
whether certain practices hurt society and should be considered crimes. Such
acts include gambling, use of marijuana, and homosexuality between consenting
adults.
Organized crime consists of large-scale activities by groups of
gangsters or racketeers. Such groups are often called the �crime syndicate or
the underworld.� Organized crime specializes in providing illegal goods and
services. Its activities include gambling, prostitution, the illegal sale of
drugs, and loaning money at extremely high rates of interest. Many of these
activities are often called �victimless crimes� because both the ...

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