There definitely have been some hot button issues as of late. The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson Missouri has become well known as the “Ferguson Effect” and sparked protests all over the United States, which turned into riots causing much damage to those cities and injury to many people. This type of behavior has been known as breaches of the peace dating back to English law (Hall, 2014). Breaches of the peace are when a breakdown in social order occurs or peoples right to live peacefully are compromised (Hall, 2014).
All over the United States there are now laws that prevent breaches of the peace (Hall, 2014). “The names of statutory crimes include disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly, riot, inciting violence, unlawful threat,
All over the United States there are now laws that prevent breaches of the peace (Hall, 2014). “The names of statutory crimes include disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly, riot, inciting violence, unlawful threat,