Hyperlinked article examines the definition and history of crime and how it is handled around the world.
Also addresses penal law in the U.S., the
natural law theory of crime, aiding and
abetting, and different types of crime. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Take a look at a mugshot and see if you can guess the crime the person was charged with. It's a multiple choice so give it a shot. This person was charged with Aggravated Assault or DUI or Retail Theft. Which do you think.

FYI, don't read the filename of the photographs. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Less than a month after the FBI reported that violent crime rates rose across the nation in 2005, there is fresh evidence that homicides and robberies are continuing to increase in dozens of cities. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A weekly wrap-up of depravity and sin bubbling up from every street corner of Atlanta. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

UK police tell woman who had her handbag stolen that it wasn't a crime since she was able to chase the thief down and retrieve her bag! So a successful theft is illegal, if you get caught and return the merchandise, it isn't a crime! Man, that sounds like a crook's paradise. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Police in La Crosse, Wis., apologized to a woman after accidentally naming her as a potential criminal in a Crime Stoppers public service announcement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Includes news and features on crime in the U.K.
and beyond, plus advice, famous cases, history,
and an A to Z of drugs. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A man who allegedly took part in the robbery of a New York pastor apparently took his escape lightly and was arrested next door hours after the crime. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 36-year-old German mother-of-five drove her son to a jewelry store he wanted to rob because she was afraid he may come to some harm, Bild newspaper reported Wednesday.

While her 17-year-old son and his two accomplices stabbed and robbed a jeweler in the eastern city of Dresden, the mother waited in the car... picked by jokestarter 1 year ago

A corporal in the Duke of Lancaster's regiment became the first British soldier ever to be convicted of a war crime yesterday as a court martial heard that he and his colleagues systematically abused ... picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

A 22-year old Rhode Island woman tried to conduct a drive-through robbery of a bank while riding in the back of a hired limousine... picked by jokestarter 1 year ago

Patricia Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett- Packard, and four other people were named Wednesday in felony indictments filed by California's attorney general in the spying case at the company. Maybe this time the executives will be held accountable? picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

A ham steak tossed onto a school lunchroom table has a Maine community struggling with what constitutes a hate crime and bruised race relations. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Features stories and photos of major crimes,
notorious criminals, and famous lawmen.
Also offers daily crime reports of
national and international interest. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Two Kansas boys, 11 and 14, are accused of robbing a discount store using only a squirt gun. The boys allegedly walked into the store and displayed the weapon while demanding cash. The clerk struggled with the older boy while the younger one reached into a register and grabbed money. Luckily there were no TSA Agents around to confiscate the water. picked by jokestarter 1 year ago

The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed for child rape, taking up for the first time in more than 30 years whether a crime other than murder can be punished by execution. picked by JDRucker 3 months ago

Really interesting theory about the relationship between legalized abortion and crime. picked by muppet 5 months ago

Officers there take policing to an extreme, which is both comforting and unsettling to a reporter whose unlocked bicycle gets stolen. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

In the past 12 months there have been five murders, 33 rapes, 424 robberies and 2,267 burglaries in the local police borough of Havering, East London. But here is what police prioritized... picked by kissmenow 9 months ago

"I am a master of fiction. I am also the greatest crime writer who ever lived. I am to the crime novel in specific what Tolstoy is to the Russian novel and what Beethoven is to music." - James Ellroy picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago