There are special categories of crime that we go by in the United States. They system of classification that gives the names of crimes may be based on legal criteria, offender motivation, victim behavior, and the characteristics of individual offenders. There are many types of crime with a specific classification. They are known as Hate Crime, Corporate and White-Collar Crime, Organized Crime, Gun Crime, Drug Crime, Cyber-crime, Terrorism, Crime against the Elderly, and Crime against Women.
Crime Against Women:
The victimization of women is a special area of concern. Statistics show that women are victimized less than men in every major crime category other than rape. When women become victims of crime, they are more likely to be injured; and they make modifications in the way they live due to threats of crime. The National Violence against Women Survey reveals that physical assault is widespread among women in America, and over half of those surveyed said that they have faced physical assault at some point in their lives. With this being stated,about 1.9 million women are physically assaulted in the 'United States every year.
Crime Against the Elderly:
The elderly usually experience low rates of victimization compared to other age groups in violent and property crimes. Compared to younger victims, elderly victims are more likely to be victims of property crime, face offenders who are armed with guns, be victimized by strangers, be victimized during daylight hours around their homes, and be physically injured. They are less likely to defend themselves in a violent crime. There are two types of elderly crime categories--Domestic and institutional. Domestic occurs at the hands of caregivers who are related to the victim where institutional crime happens in residential settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
Hate Crime:
Hate crime is defined as the defendant's conduct was motivated by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation of another individual or group of individuals. In 2010, there were a reported 6,628 hate-crime incidents, which resulted in 8 murder, across the country. After September 11, 2001 hate crimes increased with crimes motivated by religion or ethnicity. In 2010, police agencies reported a total of 6,628 hate-crime incidents, including eight murders across the country. Also in 2010, President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
Corporate and White Collar Crime:
Corporate Crime is a violation of a criminal statue by a corporate entity or by its executives, employees, or agents acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the corporation, partnership, or other form of business entity. Corporate crimes are human perpetrators known as white collar criminals. White collar crime was first defined in 1939 by Edwin H. Sutherland, when he proposed that "crime in suites" rivaled the importance of street crime in its potential impact on the American society. Now, white collar crime is a violation of criminal law committed by a person of high social status in the course of his/her occupation. This is a non-violent crime, and is performed for financial gain utilizing deception.
Organized Crime:
Organized Crime is the unlawful activities of the members of an organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods or services. This includes gambling, prostitution, loan-sharking, narcotics, and labor racketeering, and in other unlawful activities. Gangs like the Los Angeles Crips and Bloods and the Chicago Vice-Lords would be considered to be an organized association. Therefore, if they were to commit any crime and caught for it, it would be considered an organized crime. Now, if the organized grouped operates across national boundaries, it is referred to as transnational organized crime. Some examples of transnational criminal associations are the Italian Mafia, Russian Mafiya, South American Cocaine Cartels, and West African crime groups-- because they each operate outside of their own countries.
Gun Crime:
Gun crime is exactly how it sounds. In 2007, a shooting spree at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia took place where thirty three people died, including the gunman, and twenty people were wounded. Approximately, one million serious crimes use guns each year, including homicide, rape, robbery, and assault. In a year, there are about 8,800 murders in the United States committed with a firearm. A study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that 18% of state prison inmates and 15% of federal inmates had a gun on them when they committed the crime that put them in jail.
Drug Crime:
Drug crime is also exactly how it sounds. Drug related crime is continually rising even when other crimes are continually falling. Drug violations account for the continual growth of prison populations. Drugs can cause crime because the user is now in an altered state of mind, and because he/she may be addicted they may have used all their money. This may cause the user to undergo burglary, assault, property crime, and murder just to get money that they need to continue to buy the drugs they need. A study by the RAND Corporation has found that most violent predators in prisons, have had extensive histories of drug abuse (such as heroin). They would also combine their drug needs with alcohol or other drugs that made them more dangerous. In 2002, numbers have shown that defendants charged with drug crimes have increased dramatically from 11,000, in 1984,to more than 30,000.
Cybercrime:
Cybercrime is any crime perpetrated throughout the use of technology, such as a computer. Computer criminals manipulate information stored in the computer systems to violate the laws. Prostitution, drug sales, theft, and fraud are forms of traditional offenses that criminals use. In 2010, 50 people were arrested in the US because of distributing pornographic images of children. Sixteen children were freed who had been forced to perform activities on adults while video cameras were rolling.
Terrorism:
After the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, prevention of terrorism became the primary concern. In 2001, terrorist attacks totaled 864 worldwide, which was down from the 1,106 reported a year earlier.
Crime Against Women:
The victimization of women is a special area of concern. Statistics show that women are victimized less than men in every major crime category other than rape. When women become victims of crime, they are more likely to be injured; and they make modifications in the way they live due to threats of crime. The National Violence against Women Survey reveals that physical assault is widespread among women in America, and over half of those surveyed said that they have faced physical assault at some point in their lives. With this being stated,about 1.9 million women are physically assaulted in the 'United States every year.
Crime Against the Elderly:
The elderly usually experience low rates of victimization compared to other age groups in violent and property crimes. Compared to younger victims, elderly victims are more likely to be victims of property crime, face offenders who are armed with guns, be victimized by strangers, be victimized during daylight hours around their homes, and be physically injured. They are less likely to defend themselves in a violent crime. There are two types of elderly crime categories--Domestic and institutional. Domestic occurs at the hands of caregivers who are related to the victim where institutional crime happens in residential settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
Hate Crime:
Hate crime is defined as the defendant's conduct was motivated by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation of another individual or group of individuals. In 2010, there were a reported 6,628 hate-crime incidents, which resulted in 8 murder, across the country. After September 11, 2001 hate crimes increased with crimes motivated by religion or ethnicity. In 2010, police agencies reported a total of 6,628 hate-crime incidents, including eight murders across the country. Also in 2010, President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
Corporate and White Collar Crime:
Corporate Crime is a violation of a criminal statue by a corporate entity or by its executives, employees, or agents acting on behalf of and for the benefit of the corporation, partnership, or other form of business entity. Corporate crimes are human perpetrators known as white collar criminals. White collar crime was first defined in 1939 by Edwin H. Sutherland, when he proposed that "crime in suites" rivaled the importance of street crime in its potential impact on the American society. Now, white collar crime is a violation of criminal law committed by a person of high social status in the course of his/her occupation. This is a non-violent crime, and is performed for financial gain utilizing deception.
Organized Crime:
Organized Crime is the unlawful activities of the members of an organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods or services. This includes gambling, prostitution, loan-sharking, narcotics, and labor racketeering, and in other unlawful activities. Gangs like the Los Angeles Crips and Bloods and the Chicago Vice-Lords would be considered to be an organized association. Therefore, if they were to commit any crime and caught for it, it would be considered an organized crime. Now, if the organized grouped operates across national boundaries, it is referred to as transnational organized crime. Some examples of transnational criminal associations are the Italian Mafia, Russian Mafiya, South American Cocaine Cartels, and West African crime groups-- because they each operate outside of their own countries.
Gun Crime:
Gun crime is exactly how it sounds. In 2007, a shooting spree at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia took place where thirty three people died, including the gunman, and twenty people were wounded. Approximately, one million serious crimes use guns each year, including homicide, rape, robbery, and assault. In a year, there are about 8,800 murders in the United States committed with a firearm. A study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that 18% of state prison inmates and 15% of federal inmates had a gun on them when they committed the crime that put them in jail.
Drug Crime:
Drug crime is also exactly how it sounds. Drug related crime is continually rising even when other crimes are continually falling. Drug violations account for the continual growth of prison populations. Drugs can cause crime because the user is now in an altered state of mind, and because he/she may be addicted they may have used all their money. This may cause the user to undergo burglary, assault, property crime, and murder just to get money that they need to continue to buy the drugs they need. A study by the RAND Corporation has found that most violent predators in prisons, have had extensive histories of drug abuse (such as heroin). They would also combine their drug needs with alcohol or other drugs that made them more dangerous. In 2002, numbers have shown that defendants charged with drug crimes have increased dramatically from 11,000, in 1984,to more than 30,000.
Cybercrime:
Cybercrime is any crime perpetrated throughout the use of technology, such as a computer. Computer criminals manipulate information stored in the computer systems to violate the laws. Prostitution, drug sales, theft, and fraud are forms of traditional offenses that criminals use. In 2010, 50 people were arrested in the US because of distributing pornographic images of children. Sixteen children were freed who had been forced to perform activities on adults while video cameras were rolling.
Terrorism:
After the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, prevention of terrorism became the primary concern. In 2001, terrorist attacks totaled 864 worldwide, which was down from the 1,106 reported a year earlier.