Classification of Crimes

Accomplice

Someone who helps another person commit a crime.

Felony

a serious crime for which the defendant can be sentenced to more than one year in prison

Intent

The person intended or meant to commit a crime.

Misdemeanor

a criminal offense that is considered less serious than a felony

Motive

The reason a person commits a crime

Act

The actual commission of a crime

Attempt

Must have intended to commit a crime and taken some substantial step toward committing the crime

Crime

an illegal act that is punishable by the government

Elements

The details that make an act a crime

Crime of Omission

a criminal offense committed by failing to act when there is a legal duty to do so

Principal

The person who commits a crime

Restitution

the act of returning something to its rightful owner or compensating for loss, damage, or injury

Solicitation

Asking, commanding, urging, advising another person to commit a crime

Conspiracy

An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime.

Homicide

the killing of one human being by another

Assault

is any attempt or threat to carry out a physical attack upon another person.

Larceny

the unlawful taking of another person's personal property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it

Robbery

the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.

Burglary

the unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony or theft inside.