Crime

In ordinary language, the term crime denotes an unlawful act punishable by a state. 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 or individuals but also to a community, society or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law.

The notion that acts such as murder, rape and theft are to be prohibited exists worldwide. What precisely is a criminal offence is defined by criminal law of each country. While many have a catalogue of crimes called the criminal code, in some common law countries no such comprehensive statute exists.

The state (government) has the power to severely restrict one's liberty for committing a crime. In modern societies, there are procedures to which investigations and trials must adhere. If found guilty, an offender may be sentenced to a form of reparation such as a community sentence, or, depending on the nature of their offence, to undergo imprisonment, life imprisonment or, in some jurisdictions, execution.

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McDonald's robbery is Crime of the Week

El Paso Times 14 Oct 2018

An armed robber threatened McDonald’s employees during the crime Aug. 27 at the restaurant at 7392 Alameda Ave .......

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Former officer sentenced for sex-related crimes with minor

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 14 Oct 2018

A former sheriff's deputy in Tennessee has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex-related crimes with a minor. The Tennessean reports 47-year-old Joseph Patton was sentenced Friday to ... ....

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Robber who threatened McDonald's workers sought in El Paso's Crime of the Week

El Paso Times 14 Oct 2018

Security cameras recorded the robbery, which happened at 12.40 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the restaurant at 7392 Alameda Ave .......

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Letter: Issue 1 is wrong for crime victims

Lima Ohio 14 Oct 2018

Issue 1 does not just reduce sentences for non-violent drug crimes, it also shortens the amount of time spent in prison by 25 percent for almost all violent crimes ... crime you can think of due to its specific language....

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Labour facing fresh anti-Semitism row as report is set to lay bare the scale of hate crimes against Jewish people for the first time

This is Money 14 Oct 2018

The stand alone figures on anti-Semitic offences are part of a move to crack down on hate crime after a summer in which Mr Corbyn (pictured) himself was branded a ‘racist and anti-Semite’ by one of his own MPs. Bitter divisions over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party will be reopened by Ministers this week with official figures expected to show a rise in hate crimes against Jewish people....

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Crime blotter for Oct. 14

Aiken Standard 14 Oct 2018

According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office .. Deputies responded to a Missy Lane residence where a woman claimed her husband took some of her clothes and threw a recliner at the wall ... Kristina Rackley is a general assignment reporter with the Aiken Standard .� .......

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Demand that people who negligently use the police to promote their own racist beliefs and agendas be prosecuted with a Hate Crime

The Petition Site 14 Oct 2018

... That individuals who are found to have utilized our law enforcement resources in a malicious way to intentional target people of color be charged with a Hate Crime....

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New novel featuring Claire DeWitt not a routine crime solver

Winston-Salem Journal 14 Oct 2018

But this cocky, unhappy, clever and driven heroine of Sara Gran’s mystery series will eventually solve a crime no one else could — and berate herself for detective work still unfinished ... “The Infinite Blacktop,” Gran’s third Claire DeWitt detective novel, opens in Oakland, Calif., in 2011 with a fast-paced round of crime-scene fright after an attempt on Claire’s life....

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'Inaccurate and overstated' - Golding challenges PM's numbers on crime in Trench Town

The Gleaner 14 Oct 2018

Member of Parliament for St Andrew South, Mark Golding, has challenged the figures released by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on the level of crime in Trench Town, which is included in the section of the Corporate Area now under a state of emergency.... ....

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Wrong on crime - IDB study shows Jamaica and other regional states not spending smart ...

The Gleaner 14 Oct 2018

Jamaica and other countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region are being encouraged to spend smarter and not necessarily more to reduce crime.A recently released study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), dubbed Better Spending for... ....

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Database helps Houston-area police crack down on gun crimes

Sacramento Bee 14 Oct 2018

Paris Williams burst into a northeast Houston laundromat in late 2016, pistol in hand, and fired into the air. He wanted cash ... Stymied, Williams, and his accomplice, Gabriel Howard, fled moments later ... Soon they had a lead....

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Minimal Support For Removing Abortion From Crimes Act

Scoop 14 Oct 2018

Family First NZ says that information received from the Law Commission under the Official Information Act reveals that the Law Commission received almost 3,500 submissions regarding the abortion law review, and of those submissions, just 18% - less than ... ....

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Crime reports

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 14 Oct 2018

The chart lists crimes through Oct. 8 investigated by the Fort Wayne Police Department including burglaries, robberies and thefts from vehicles. Because of the department's reporting policies, an... ....

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