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    This document outlines several ways that crimes can be classified or categorized: 1. By the result of the crime as either acquisitive, where the offender acquires something, or extinctive, where the outcome is destructive. 2. By the time period committed, such as seasonal crimes only occurring at certain times of year or situational crimes dependent on circumstances. 3. By the length of time to commit, from instant crimes to episodial crimes committed through a series of acts over time. 4. By the location, as either static crimes always in one place or continuing crimes spanning multiple locations.

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    This document outlines several ways that crimes can be classified or categorized: 1. By the result of the crime as either acquisitive, where the offender acquires something, or extinctive, where the outcome is destructive. 2. By the time period committed, such as seasonal crimes only occurring at certain times of year or situational crimes dependent on circumstances. 3. By the length of time to commit, from instant crimes to episodial crimes committed through a series of acts over time. 4. By the location, as either static crimes always in one place or continuing crimes spanning multiple locations.

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    ASPA ARA A

    BLOCK G
    INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
    10/13/2

    Criminological Classification of Crimes

    1. As to the result of crimes:


    a. Acquisitive crimes – when the offender acquire something as consequence of his
    criminal act.
    b. Extinctive crime – when the end of a criminal act is destructive

    2. As to the time or period committed


    a. Seasonal crime-those committed only a certain
    Period of the year like violation of taw law
    b. Situational crime-those committed only when the given situation conducive to
    its commission.

    3. As to the length of the time committed:


    a. Instant crime – those committed in the shortest Possible crime.
    b. Expisodial crimes-those committed by the series of acts in a lengthy space of
    time.

    4. As to the place of the location of the commission


    a. Static crime-those committed in only one place.
    b. Continuing crime – those that can be committed Several places
    Example:
    Forcible crime with rape, kidnapping with ransom

    5. As to the use of mental faculties


    a. Rational crime-those committed with intension and offender is in full possession
    of sanity.
    b. Irrational crime-those committed by the person who do not know the nature
    and quality of his act on account of the disease of mind.

    6. As to the types of offenders:


    a. White collar crimes – those committed by person of respectability and of the
    upper socio-economic class in the course of their occupational activities. Ex.
    Adulteration of food by the manufacturer.
    b. Blue Collars crime-those committed by ordinary professional criminal to
    maintain their livelihood.

    7. As to the standard of living of the criminals:


    a. Crimes of the upper world-falsification cases – upper class criminal
    b. Crimes of the under world-bag snatching Criminals that are under privilege. Ex.
    Hold-up and snatching.

    Crimes by Imitation are crimes committed by merely duplication of what was done by others.

    Crimes by Passion are crimes committed because of the fit of great emotions

    Service Crime refers to crimes committed through rendition of a service (ILLEGAL) to satisfy
    desire

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