CRIMINAL LAW

Criminal Law in Contemporary Society



Criminal Law in Contemporary Society

Introduction

What's the point of law? Most people will answer this question by saying, in a sense, "to protect the lives of innocent citizens."? The Act is based on the offenders violate in accordance with criminal law. There are a wide range of crimes such as stealing from someone to kill someone. Penalties vary depending on the offense. Criminal law more force we endorse for penalties and rules. Criminal law is important for all American citizens.

Discussion

According to the FBI report, crime, most often carried out by the crime of theft. Stealing is to take possession of or remove, which is the property of another. Theft will be clearly announced as theft.

The next most common crime carried out is a burglary. Hacking is often theft and robbery, but includes breaking and entering into the building in time with the intent to commit a felony. The next most common crime is carried out under aggravating circumstances.

Aggravated assault is a threat of physical harm to another. Aggravated assault usually occurs where high stress is evident. Continuing, the next most common crime of robbery is carried out. Robbery is a combination of theft, robbery and aggravated assault. As a rule, the question of jealousy or anger.

Finally, the last the most common crime is carried out the murder. Murder murder a human being a person who intent to kill. Murder is divided into four degrees. First degree murder when the person intends to kill another without justification or excuse, and I managed to do it. Second degree murder when a man suffered another serious injury, but instead leads to unintentional death. Third degree murder when a person acts in an extremely reckless way that demonstrates indifference to the value of human life dull without the intention to do so. Fourth-degree murder when a person causes death during the commission of a crime. Murder is usually due to anger or mental wine (Farmer, 2000).

Subsequently, theories have been advanced to justify the purpose of criminal punishment. These sentences of retribution, deterrence, restraint, rehabilitation, recovery and death. Retribution is vested in the reprehensible order n-party for the society to express anger toward exact revenge on the perpetrator. Deterrence rests on the person who committed the crime and punishment, which is applied to convince the offender from repeating the crime. Restraint must be done otherwise incapacitated; such punishment will deny the criminal the ability or opportunity to commit new crimes, the damage to society. Rehabilitation is to prevent crime by giving offenders education and treatment necessary to eliminate criminal tendencies. Recovery takes a victim-oriented approach to crime that emphasizes restitution for victims. The death penalty, the judge, jury and prosecutor believe that anything that can determine whether the client is the defendant has the right to life to protect all citizens (Gross, 2005).

Initially, certain factors must coexist in order to conduct constitutes a crime. The most common goals is a crime is the illegal act and mental ...