I am looking for a published article or a reputable source such as Acts, explaining the types of crimes. I have come across several crimes under Major Crime Act. Is there anywhere I can refer (and possibly cite) articles that lists down minor type of crimes such as petty theft, posession of drugs, etc. (not necessarily done by minors) that involves police or other authorities?
Common examples include minor assault and drug offenses (i.e., possession of a prohibited amount or a utensil), public nuisance, public intoxication, public urination, unlawful possession of the suspected stolen property, and trespass.
One can search any particular jurisdictional CRIMINAL CODE.
Elements of crimes will vary geographically and by sovreign, including those considered strict liability, such as violations of the Espionage Act in United States.
Decide on a location or two and it will be much simpler to check misdemeanor (not so serious crimes) or felony (somewhat serious to serious).
In the US Type or Severity of crime is determined by a Legislative Body and is usually associated with the manner of punishment for the crime; community service, monetary fine, probation, jail/prison, execution. Crime definition and punishment is influenced by the Community at large and by Special interest groups (lobbyists). States use a Penal Law and Code of Criminal Procedure type system. The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) may be useful for your research. The research literature of Anthropology, Sociology, Criminology, Criminal Justice and Law should be useful.
Thank you very much Sir Faruk Hadžić , Sir Robb Elton and Sir Robert J Louden
As Robert J Louden suggests, the definition of minor crimes could be linked to specific statutes in specific places. He also noted that you could do this using crime data, such as the UCR in the US. In the UCR, for example, crime is divided into two parts: Part I and Part II. Part I includes the 8 major crimes (earlier in history, the UCR only had 7 major crimes before arson was added). Part II contains information on 21 lesser crimes. But, the list of these lesser crime may not include all the possible minor offenses.
I will also add that there is also a time dimension to the definition of minor crime. The formal definition of crime contained in legal statutes changes over time. So, for example, over time in the US, drug offenses have moved from severe felonies, to lesser felonies, to misdemeanors, and in some locations, to minor infractions for which you can receive the equivalent of a traffic ticket.
- You can check those.
- "Ioannou, M., Canter, D., Youngs, D., & Synnott, J. (2015). Offenders' crime narratives across different types of crimes. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 15(5), 383-400. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228932.2015.1065620"
- Marley, J. A., & Buila, S. (2001). Crimes against people with mental illness: Types, perpetrators, and influencing factors. Social Work (New York), 46(2), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/46.2.115
- Prathap, B. R., & Ramesha, K. (2018). Twitter sentiment for analysing different types of crimes. Paper presented at the 483-488. https://doi.org/10.1109/IC3IoT.2018.8668140
Drunk driving, shoplifting, stealing household items, threatening, making disturbing noises, etc.
There are types of linguistic crimes and cyber crimes. Some sources are available if interested.
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