JUS455_3-2AssignmentDefiningCrime

Running head: 3-2 Assignment: Defining Crime 3-2 Assignment: Defining Crime Ariel Lippencott Southern New Hampshire University JUS-455 11/10/23

3-2 Defining Crime 2 Federal Level State Level Local Level Federal crime- “acts that are made criminal or illegal by federal law and prosecuted in federal courts” (US Legal, 2023). State crime- “actions that break the state's own criminal law or public international law” (US Legal, 2023). Local crime- are among countries, cities, towns, townships, and villages of each state. Examples:  Bankruptcy Law  Civil Rights Law  Immigration Law  Tax Fraud  Counterfeiting  Drug Trafficking/Smugglin g  Social Security matters Examples:  Genocide  War crimes  Torture  Murder  Theft  Burglary  Rape Examples:  Zoning  Local Safety  Rental Laws  Permits  Tickets  Trespassing