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the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under the authority of the state or nation, as by the people in its constitution. Compare  bylaw ,  statute law . the controlling influence of such rules; the condition of society brought about by their observance: maintaining law and order. a system or collection of such rules. the department of knowledge concerned with these rules; jurisprudence: to study law. the body of such rules concerned with a particular subject or derived from a particular source: commercial law. an act of the supreme legislative body of a state or nation, as distinguished from the constitution. the principles applied in the courts of common law, as distinguished from equity. the profession that deals with law an

Crime can be defined in many different ways. Different societies may also choose to define crimes differently. However, in general, crime can simply be defined as the breach of laws that are laid down by the ruling authority of the land. There can be many different causes of crime and many studies are conducted all around the world to understand and bring down criminal activities. It is a constant endeavor of governments and policing organizations all around the world to bring down crime rates so that the world becomes a safer place to live in. The fight against crime is not a new one in humanity and it has, since the establishment of society, tried to bring crimes down. Let us now attempt to look at some of the causes of crimes. 10. Victim of unfair rulings and the correction system (prison system): Victims of unfair or incorrect rulings from court often cause people to enter a life of crime. It often happens that a person is a victim of chance and happens to fall into crimes. Be

Crimes are defined by  criminal law , which refers to a body of federal and state rules that prohibit behavior the government deems harmful to society. If one engages in such behavior, they may be guilty of a crime and prosecuted in criminal court. In today’s society, criminal behavior and criminal trials are highly publicized in the media and commonly the storyline in hit television shows and movies. As a result, people may consider themselves well-informed on the different types of crimes. However, the law can be quite complicated. There are many different types of crimes but, generally, crimes can be divided into four major categories,  personal crimes , property crimes ,  inchoate crimes , and Statutory Crimes: Personal Crimes  – “Offenses against the Person”: These are crimes that result in physical or mental harm to another person. Personal crimes include: Assault  Battery False Imprisonment Kidnapping Homicide  – crimes such as first and second degree, murder, and in

Causes of Crime How do some people decide to commit a crime? Do they think about the benefits and the risks? Why do some people commit crimes regardless of the consequences? Why do others never commit a crime, no matter how desperate their circumstances? Criminology is the study of crime and criminals by specialists called criminologists. Criminologists study what causes crime and how it might be prevented. Throughout history people have tried to explain what causes abnormal social behavior, including crime. Efforts to control "bad" behavior go back to ancient Babylon's Code of Hammurabi some 3,700 years ago. Later in the seventeenth century European colonists in North America considered crime and sin the same thing. They believed evil spirits possessed those who did not conform to social norms or follow rules. To maintain social order in the settlements, persons who exhibited antisocial behavior had to be dealt with swiftly and often hasTreatment for Boys 13-17 By