CRIME

Crime is define as An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; a long record of crimes. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or law for which some which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment. The word crime originates or derived from the Latin word Crimen. Crime is everywhere. Even though countries define crime differently in their criminal codes, no country is without crime. An increasing number of countries now report statistics concerning traditional crimes (murder, robbery, rape, theft, burglary, fraud, and assault) to the United Nations surveys. Crimes rate computed from surveys are universally higher than those of official records. There are so many kinds or types of crimes such as; Crimes against person or people, Crime against Property, White Collar Crimes, Victimless Crimes etc.

Types of Crimes
CRIME AGAINST PERSON Crime against person / people includes Murder, Attempt to Murder, Hurt, Rioting, and Assault on Public Servant, Rape or Sexual Assault, Kidnapping or Abduction etc. RAPE / SEXUAL ASSAULT Being raped or sexually assaulted is a very distressing experience and the effects can be longlasting. Victims who have suffered sexual attacks describe feeling like angry, guilty, asha med, powerless, and depressed. Victims sometimes have difficulty in sleeping or eating, and find it hard to concentrate. It can be very difficult to talk about the attack to friends or family, even some people do not want to tell anyone about what has happened.A woman who is the victim of sexual violence may be eligible for criminal injuries compensation. Normally, the crime must have been reported to the Police. As many as 42843 cases of child abuse were reported in Pakistan during last nine years,reports Madagaar helpline run by Lawyers for Human Rights & Legal Aid LHRLA Releasing the data on the occasion of Universal Childrens Day falling on November 20, the Madadgaar said 20013 boys and 22830 girls were subjected to violence during the period from January 2000 to November 2008. HATE CRIMES Hate Crimes is defined as The perpetrators prejudice against any identifiable group of peoples a factor in determining who is victimized. A victim of hate crime does not have to be a member of a minority or someone who is generally considered to be vulnerable. For example, the friends of a visible minority ethnic person, lesbian or refugee may be victimized because of their association. Hate Crimes fall inside three areas: Domestic Violence Racist Incidents Homophobic Crime

If you are a victim of Hate Crime, you should talk to someone, dont suffer in silence. Even if you don't want to report it to police talking to someone can often help. Keep a record of the time, dates, place and what happened. This is helping if you ever want to take action e.g. report to an agency. MURDER The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. It can be difficult to sort our practical matters while you are coping with losing someone suddenly. Law can help you with claiming criminal injuries compensation. Losing someone through a violent crime is a devastating experience. Every person experiences sadness differently and often feelings change dayto-day. Over a period of time people often feel a wide range of emotions, you may feel angry, guilty, depressed and sometimes suicidal. Although life may never be the same again, talking about the experience can help. VIOLENCE Violence can include verbal abuse, threats and even physical assault. It can take place in the home, on the street, when you are work or with friends. Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse. The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like storms and earthquakes. More frequently the word describes forceful and intentional injury to people, and verbal and emotional abuse towards others. KIDNAPPING Kidnapping is the taking away a person against the persons will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority. Kidnapping requires one person takes and carries another away, by force or fraud, without the consent of the person taken and against lawful. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child custody dispute. CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY Crime against property includes Highway Dacoit,Bank Dacoit, Petrol Pump D a c o i t , O t h e r D a c o i t , Highway Robbery, Bank Robbery, Petrol Pump Robbery, Other Robbery, Burglary, Cattle Theft, Motor Vehicle, Other Theft etc. ROBBERY Robbery is defined as the crime of seizing property through violence or intimidation. More precisely, Robbery was defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that person of that property, by means of force or fear. WHITE COLLAR CRIMES It is defined as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation. White Collar Crime includes Bank Fraud, Black Mail, Cellular Phone Fraud, Computer Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Insider Trading, Insurance Fraud, Theft, and Tax Evasion etc. BANK FRAUD To engage in an act or pattern of activity where the purpose is to fraud with funds of bank. BLACK MAIL

A demand for money or other consideration under threat to do injure the body, to accuse a crime, or to expose secrets. CELLULAR PHONE FRAUD The unauthorized use, tampering, or manipulation of a cellular phone or service. This can be accomplished by either use of a stolen phone. COMPUTER FRAUD Where computer hackers steal information sources contained on computers such as: bank information, credit cards etc. CREDIT CARD FRAUD The unauthorized use of a credit card to obtain goods of value. INSIDER TRADING When a person uses inside, confidential, or advance information to trade in shares of publicly held corporations. INSURANCE FRAUD To engage in an act or pattern of activity wherein one obtains proceeds from an insurance company through deception or fraud. THEFT When a person wrongfully takes another persons money or property with the intent to appropriate, convert or steal it. TAX EVASION When a person commits fraud in filling or paying taxes. VICTIMLESS CRIMES Victimless Crimes include Drug Addiction, Prostitute, and Suicide etc. SUICIDE Suicide is defined as the act of terminating ones own life. Suicide may occur for a numberof reasons, including depression, shame, guilt, description, physical pain, pressure, anxiety, financial difficulties, or otherundesirable situations. According to World Health Organization (WHO), 10 to 20 million attempt suicides every year. TRADITION OR CRIME In most backwards areas of the Pakistan there is another type of law system in which a woman is described as KARI and another type is VANI. In Kari the woman or girl is killed by the decision of high class members because they have done something unusual from the traditions of their families. They were buried alive and later on buried without any Islamic way. Some of these cases have been highlighted by media and till now there killers are not captured. In Vani the girl is given to the other family in sake of forgiveness of the men which has victimized the other family.

Domestic Violence Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another. Domestic violence often refers to violence between spouses, or spousal abuse but can also include cohabitants and nonmarried intimate partners. Domestic violence occurs in allcultures; people of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexes and classes can be perpetrators of domestic violence. Domestic violence is perpetrated by both men and women. Domestic violence has many forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, economic deprivation, and threats of violence. Violence can be criminal and includes physical assault (hitting, pushing, shoving, etc.), sexual abuse (unwanted or forced sexual activity), and stalking. Although emotional, psychological and financial abuse is not criminal behaviors, they are forms of abuse and can lead to criminal violence. At least 17 women have died in Kyrgyzstan in the past two years at the hands of physically abusive husbands. It is a sad reminder that many Kyrgyz women are unable to escape the horrors of domestic violence. Statistics from the country's crisis shelters, where many of the most serious cases end up, suggest that 80 to 90 percent of Kyrgyzstan's victims of domestic violence are women.