Crime in Society
Crime
Types of crime Crimes against people
Acts that threaten, hurt, or end someone’s life
Murder, assault, rape Crimes against property
Acts that involve someone’s property Most common Stealing
Larceny, robbery, burglary
Crime
White Collar Crime Illegal but nonviolent acts by
professional workers for personal or business gain.
Embezzlement, not paying taxes Victimless Crimes
Acts that hurt no one except the people who commit them
Go against common values Drug use, gambling
Crime
Crimes against Government Treason and terrorism Sept, 11th attacks
Crime
Causes of Crime Poverty Rapid social change Poor parenting Drug abuse Permissive courts Not enough money for police Violence in the media No single cause
Problems
What problems have you seen with our Justice System?
How can we fix them? Is there a better way to handle
things?
Problems Political Cartoons
Way for critics to get there point across through symbolism and humor
Exaggerated expressions Show relationships between issues
Political Cartoon
Assignment Choose an issue that you have with our
justice system Create a Political Cartoon about that
issue Must include
Symbolism Exaggerated expressions Problem clearly shown Description of cartoon on back of paper color
