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Criminal Behaviour

• Crime- any act that violates the law and results in punishment by the state.
• This means crime is not a behaviour that is deemed wrong, but that is wrong by the law.
• According to Kathryn Farr and Don Gibbons (1990) there are 7 types of Crime

7 Types of Crime

• Property Predatory Crime- attempting to or actually taking the personal property of others without permission;
• Burglary, robbery and car theft.
• Property Fraudulent Crime- deceit or manipulation with the purpose of converting property of services of others to their own;
• Embezzlement, Fraud, Bribery.
• Interpersonal Violence General- actions that threaten or cause actual personal harm;
• Murder, Assault, Kidnapping.

Kathryn Farr, Don Gibbons (1990)

• Interpersonal Violence Sexual- actions that threaten or cause personal harm and contain a sexual element;
• Rape, abuse, incest.
• Transactional Vice- victimless offences where there is a willing exchange of goods or services;
• Prostitution, illegal gambling and drug sales.
• Order Disruption- actions where there is no direct victim but concern is raised about potential victims;
• Resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, loitering, rioting.

7 Types of Crime + Statistics

• Folk/Mundane Crime- broad category whereby persons are involved in actions that can range from minor rule violations to more serious violations;
• Fishing without a license to load regulations on commercial vehicles.
• Office of National Statistics (ONS) collects and publishes information about the different types and amount of criminal behaviour in the UK.
• This is categorised into two groups; victim based crimes and crimes against society.
• Victim based crime includes murder, violence and theft.
• Crimes against society include public order offences, drug offences and possession of weapons.

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