Crime
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A is defined as "an act committed in violation of a law forbidding
it and for which a variety of punishments may be imposed." s are
classified into two basic groups; "mala in se" which are s that are evil in
themselves, and "mala prohibitita" which are s that are only s because
society at the tim ....
Middle of paper
.... it went down 4 percent. In recent years crime has been decreasing.
Property crime, murder, robbery, and burglary have all decreased at least three
percent in recent years but that is not much. There is one exception; rape
which has gone up 3 percent. Violent crime has risen 40.9 since 1983 while in
recent years it has only gone down a tenth of a percent. This may be one of the
reasons people feel less safe. People aren't afraid of larceny or property
crimes. They are afraid of violent cr ....
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