What is ‘Crime’? What is ‘Crime’?

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‘‘An act punishable by law; usually An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.’considered an evil act.’- WordNet Search.- WordNet Search.

‘‘An action or instance of negligence An action or instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally of the state and that is legally prohibited’. prohibited’. – Dictionary.com.– Dictionary.com.

‘‘An act of omission committed against An act of omission committed against the community at large that is the community at large that is punishable by the State.’ punishable by the State.’ - Cambridge Legal - Cambridge Legal Studies Text book. Studies Text book.

Categories of CrimeCategories of Crime

Offences against the personOffences against the person Economic offencesEconomic offences Offences against the stateOffences against the state Drug offencesDrug offences Victimless crimesVictimless crimes Public order offencesPublic order offences Traffic offencesTraffic offences Preliminary offencesPreliminary offences

How is an act determined to be a How is an act determined to be a crime?crime?

Social standards and moralsSocial standards and morals Reactive lawReactive law The consensus of fearThe consensus of fear

Factors leading to criminal Factors leading to criminal behaviourbehaviour

OpportunitismOpportunitism Social factorsSocial factors Mental conditionsMental conditions Drug dependencyDrug dependency Economic factorsEconomic factors Politcal factorsPolitcal factors

Social crime prevention techniquesSocial crime prevention techniques

Attempting to lessen unemployment, Attempting to lessen unemployment, economic disadvantage, inadequate economic disadvantage, inadequate education and poor home education and poor home environmentsenvironments

Youth programsYouth programs Educational programsEducational programs

Situational crime prevention Situational crime prevention techniquestechniques

Putting bars on windows, installing Putting bars on windows, installing alarms, CCTV cameras, metal alarms, CCTV cameras, metal detectors.detectors.

Lawlink’s crime prevention techniques:Lawlink’s crime prevention techniques: Extending trading permits to bars and Extending trading permits to bars and

pubspubs Operation Burglary CountdownOperation Burglary Countdown Operation never again: Reducing Operation never again: Reducing

break and entersbreak and enters