Crime and punishment in the USA

1. Crime and punishment in the USA

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN THE USA

2. Purpose / outline

PURPOSE / OUTLINE
offense v. crime
grading offenses in the USA;
types of offenses in the USA;
potential penalties for the offenses in the USA;
effects of the felony-misdemeanor classification.

3. References

REFERENCES
Агеева М. Г. English in Legal Context: Law Students’ Course Book: учебное
пособие по английскому языку для студентов юридических специальностей.
Ижевск: Jus est, 2017. 150 c.
Siegel’s Criminal Law. Emanuel, 1998.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-criminallaw/chapter/1-4-classification-ofcrimes/

4. Offense v. crime

OFFENSE V. CRIME
Illegal act
offense
crime
a social harm where is
punishable violation of law of
any type,
-injury to the public or a
member of the public,
the breaking of the rule,
-a term in prison or jail,
a minor crime
-a fine as a possible penalty.

5. grading offenses in the USA

GRADING OFFENSES IN THE USA
Classification of offenses rests with the individual jurisdiction of each state.
Grading is based on degree of seriousness of the crime (the felonymisdemeanor classification.)

6. Types of offenses in the USA

TYPES OF OFFENSES IN THE USA
Offenses
common classification
a violation
the least serious
offense
a felony
a misdemeanor
the most serious offense
regulatory
offenses
sanitary violations,
unlawful assembly,
public disturbances
crimes against the
person
criminal homicide,
robbery, rape
crimes against the
property
burglary, larceny
a less serious offense
petty larceny, disturbing the
peace, unlawful possession
of drugs, assault, battery

7. Potential penalties for the offenses in the USA

a felony
• death
penalty;
• imprisonment
in federal
prison (> 1
year)
a misdemeanor
• a fine;
• imprisonment
in county jail;
• #+$.
state laws
a violation
• a fine;
• short jail
term.

8. The effects of the felony-misdemeanor classification

THE EFFECTS OF THE FELONY-MISDEMEANOR
CLASSIFICATION
limitations on
certain fields of
employment / study
in-presence
requirement
to hold public
office
felony - arrest
to vote
misdemeanorpolice saw the
crime-arrest
to own a weapon
misdemeanor-no
police-
no arrest
to participate in
certain careers
(medicine or law)
to serve on a jury
court`s jurisdiction
jurisdiction over
a type of offense
indictment
information