CRJU110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Courtroom, Warren Court, Legal Culture
11 Mar 2016
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Misdemeanor crimes- punishable by less than one year in prison. Felony crimes- includes all crimes not considered misdemeanor. Mala in se - offenses that are wrong by their very nature. Mala prohibita- offenses prohibited by the law that aren"t necessarily wrong to all. Majority of law enforcement resources are employed to deal with visible crimes. Commited within the context of a legal business or profession. Costs to society form such crimes is estimated to one trillion dollars annually. Fbi estimates costs due to street level property crimes at 15 billion annually organized crime. Not a criminal act per se but is a framework within which criminal acts are planned and committed to make a profit. Often provides goods that cannot be obtained legally. Arrests are often low but italian american mafia greatly weakened the economy transnational crime. Crime that involve planning, execution or victimization across counties. billion annually with most from drug trafficking.
