Categories Of Crime Essay

There are many different types and categories of crimes. Many of them are violent, will others are more of a nuisance to the public. These crimes are categorized as a breach of the peace. Some of these crimes include an unlawful assembly, a riot, and vagrancy. Each crime disturbs the peace, or quality of life, of a community in one way or another. The first crime to be discussed is the crime of unlawful assembly. Though the 1st Amendment of U.S. Constitution does give us the right of assembly, an assembly becomes an unlawful assembly “if the persons have an illegal purpose or if their meeting will breach the public peace of the community” (Farlex, 2015). This can be anything from protesters blocking a busy intersection that prevents normal life to a group of activist blocking the entrance to a doctor’s office. It is okay and acceptable to assemble and protest for a cause with a permit or without disturbing natural or normal everyday routine. It becomes an issue when the general public cannot carry on as they typically would. The second crime to be discussed is a riot. A riot can be defined as “the assemblage of seven or more persons” where their actions “creates an immediate …show more content…
The breach of peace, vagrancy can be defined as “a criminal offense of being intentionally unemployed and thereby neglecting to maintain himself or his family” (Unknown, 2015). Though this crime is still active on the books, it is not used as much as it used to. It was mainly in place back when the laws of society and the family dynamics were different. When this law was actively being used, it was during an era when the man was supposed to work and be the bread winner while the woman stayed home with family depending on him actively working to provide for them. It was more of a social order law that was aimed at keeping households in take and thriving. It is rare to see its use now, the same as it was back when it was first