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
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