an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government; especially :a gross violation of law.
crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.The term "crime" does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes.The most popular view is that crime is a category created by law; in other words, something is a crime if declared as such by the relevant and applicable law. One proposed definition is that a crime or offence (or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law.
4. DEFINITION OF CRIME:
According to Richard .T
Scheafer,
“Crime is a violance of
criminal law for which some
governmental authorities,
applies, formal penalties”.
5. VICTIMLESS CRIME:
A victimless crime is an illegal act that typically
either directly involves only the perpetrator, or
occurs between consenting adults; because it is
consensual in nature, there is arguably no true
victim. Examples of these types of crimes include
possession of illegal contraband, and atypical
sexual behavior
7. ORGANIZE CRIME:
Organized crime is a category of transnational,
national, or local groupings of highly centralized
enterprises run by criminals who intend to
engage in illegal activity, most commonly for
money and profit. Some criminal organizations,
such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated.
8. WHITE –COLLAR CRIME:
White-collar crime refers to financially motivated
nonviolent crime committed by business and
government professionals. Within criminology, it
was first defined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland in
1939 as "a crime committed by a person of
respectability and high social status in the course
of his occupation"
10. CORPORATE CRIME:
corporate crime refers to crimes committed
either by a corporation (i.e., a business entity
having a separate legal personality from the
natural persons that manage its activities), or by
individuals acting on behalf of a corporation or
other business entity.
11. CYBER CRIME:
Offences that are committed against individuals or
groups of individuals with a criminal motive to
intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or
cause physical or mental harm, or loss, to the victim
directly or indirectly, using modern
telecommunication networks such as Internet
(networks including but not limited to Chat rooms,
emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile
phones (Bluetooth/SMS/MMS)
12. CAUSES OF CRIME
1.Poverty
2. Over population
3. Politics
4. TV violance
5. Family condition
6. For Love
7.Depression.
8. Drugs & Alcohol