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Discussion 14 – Crimes Against Society
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Discussion: In the first required reading “Crimes Against Persons, Property, and Society – Fall 2019”, the FBI identifies a broad category of offenses that “represent society’s prohibition against engaging in certain types of activity and are typically victimless crimes.” (FBI, 2019). If you look at the offense groups in the reading, you will see that it lists offenses such as prostitution, gambling, drug violations, animal cruelty, weapons law violations, and pornography.
For your discussion:
(1) pick ONE (1) of the above listed offense types, find an applicable criminal code for your state (or state of your choice) and discuss some of the penalties associated with that offense. You only need to pick one specific offense from your state – for drug violations, you don’t need to discuss every potential drug violations – pick one particular statute and discuss its elements and penalties;
(2) describe what you believe your biggest challenge as an investigator would be in investigating these types of offenses; and
(3) what do you think of the FBI’s classification of these types of offenses into this grouping?
For example, of you pick burglary as your topic, you will need to explain what the general elements of that offense are and then identify an element that you think is the biggest challenge to prove (is it proving the entry was unlawful, that a theft actually occurred, that a felony was committed, etc) then identify an investigative technique or service that will be critical (is it polygraphs, ballistic evidence, interviewing, crime scene management, etc), and finally explain if you believe creation of a specialized investigative unit would be an appropriate response (for example, would creating a crime analysis unit to better track these crimes be a good idea, or would creating a unit that does only those types of investigations, or would creating a community policing unit that raises community awareness be a good response, etc)
Requirements:
- Your initial post should be a minimum of 200-250 words.
NIBRS, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released Fall 2019
Uniform Crime Reporting Program
National Incident-Based Reporting System
Crimes Against Persons, Property, and Society
In the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), each offense reported is either a
Group A or Group B offense type. There are 23 Group A offense categories, comprised of
52 Group A offenses and 10 Group B offense categories. (At the recommendation of the
Criminal Justice Information Services Advisory Policy Board, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
Program combined the offense categories of Sex Offenses [formerly Forcible] and Sex Offenses,
Nonforcible. Beginning with the 2018 data, all offense types previously published in those two
categories are now published in one category as Sex Offenses.) Law enforcement agencies
report Group A offenses as part of a NIBRS incident report, but they report only arrest data for
Group B offenses.
Each offense collected in NIBRS belongs to one of three categories: Crimes Against Persons,
Crimes Against Property, or Crimes Against Society. Crimes Against Persons, e.g., murder, rape,
and assault, are those in which the victims are always individuals. The object of Crimes Against
Property, e.g., robbery, bribery, and burglary, is to obtain money, property, or some other
benefit. Crimes Against Society, e.g., gambling, prostitution, and drug violations, represent
society’s prohibition against engaging in certain types of activity and are typically victimless
crimes.
The categorization of an offense is significant because law enforcement uses it to determine
how to report it to the UCR Program. For counting purposes, agencies should count one offense
for each victim of a Crime Against Person, one offense for each distinct operation of a Crime
Against Property (except for motor vehicle theft, in which one offense is counted for each
vehicle stolen), and one offense for each Crime Against Society.
The listings of the Group A and Group B offenses appearing in this section indicate whether
offenses are Crimes Against Persons, Property, or Society. The crime categories are presented
in alphabetical order within each offense grouping.
Group A Offenses
Offense Category Offense Type Crime Against
Animal Cruelty
Animal Cruelty Society
Arson
Arson Property
NIBRS, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released Fall 2019
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Uniform Crime Reporting Program
National Incident-Based Reporting System
Group A Offenses (continued)
Offense Category Offense Type Crime Against
Assault Offenses
Aggravated Assault Person
Simple Assault Person
Intimidation Person
Bribery
Bribery Property
Burglary/Breaking & Entering
Burglary/Breaking & Entering Property
Counterfeiting/Forgery
Counterfeiting/Forgery Property
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property Property
Drug/Narcotic Offenses
Drug/Narcotic Violations Society
Drug Equipment Violations Society
Embezzlement
Embezzlement Property
Extortion/Blackmail
Extortion/Blackmail Property
Fraud Offenses
False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game Property
Credit Card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud Property
Impersonation Property
Welfare Fraud Property
Wire Fraud Property
Identity Theft Property
Hacking/Computer Invasion Property
NIBRS, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released Fall 2019
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Uniform Crime Reporting Program
National Incident-Based Reporting System
Group A Offenses (continued)
Offense Category Offense Type Crime Against
Gambling Offenses
Betting/Wagering Society
Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling Society
Gambling Equipment Violations Society
Sports Tampering Society
Homicide Offenses
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter Person
Negligent Manslaughter Person
Justifiable Homicide Person/Not a Crime
Human Trafficking Offenses
Commercial Sex Acts Person
Involuntary Servitude Person
Kidnapping/Abduction
Kidnapping/Abduction Person
Larceny/Theft Offenses
Pocket-picking Property
Purse-snatching Property
Shoplifting Property
Theft From Building Property
Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device Property
Theft From Motor Vehicle Property
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories Property
All Other Larceny Property
Motor Vehicle Theft
Motor Vehicle Theft Property
Pornography/Obscene Material
Pornography/Obscene Material Society
Prostitution Offenses
Prostitution Society
Assisting or Promoting Prostitution Society
Purchasing Prostitution Society
NIBRS, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released Fall 2019
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Uniform Crime Reporting Program
National Incident-Based Reporting System
Group A Offenses (continued)
Offense Category Offense Type Crime Against
Robbery
Robbery Property
Sex Offenses*
Rape Person
Sodomy Person
Sexual Assault With An Object Person
Fondling Person
Incest Person
Statutory Rape Person
Stolen Property Offenses
Stolen Property Offenses Property
Weapon Law Violations
Weapon Law Violations Society
* Note: Beginning with the 2018 data, all offense types previously published in the offense
categories of Sex Offenses [formerly Forcible] and Sex Offenses, Nonforcible are now published
in one category as Sex Offenses.
Group B Offenses
Offense Category Offense Type Crime Against
Bad Checks
Bad Checks Property
Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations
Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations Society
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct Society
Driving Under the Influence
Driving Under the Influence Society
Drunkenness
Drunkenness Society
NIBRS, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released Fall 2019
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Uniform Crime Reporting Program
National Incident-Based Reporting System
Group B Offenses (continued)
Offense Category Offense Type Crime Against
Family Offenses, Nonviolent
Family Offenses, Nonviolent Society
Liquor Law Violations
Liquor Law Violations Society
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom Society
Runaway*
Runaway Not a Crime
Trespass of Real Property
Trespass of Real Property Society
All Other Offenses
All Other Offenses Person, Property,
or Society
*Note: In January 2011, the FBI discontinued the collection of arrest data for runaways as the
eleventh category of Group B offenses. However, some agencies still collect and report these
data because the arrest of individuals for such occurrences sometimes clears associated
offenses in incident reports.
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