Criminal Justice Report: Crime Definition, Examples, and Analysis

This report delves into the definition of crime within the context of criminal justice. It explores various aspects, including why suicide, euthanasia, and polluting a lake are considered criminal activities. The report begins by defining crime as an illegal act subject to punishment, differentiating between different types of crimes such as violent, property, white-collar, organized, and victimless crimes. It emphasizes the role of government in defining criminal activities and forming laws. The report then examines the legal elements of crime, specifically mens rea and actus reus, referencing Australian law. The core of the report lies in discussing why suicide, euthanasia, and lake pollution fall under the category of crime, highlighting the breach of the right to life, environmental policies, and intentional harm. The report concludes by reiterating that any criminal activity is punishable under the law, including imprisonment.

Criminal Justice &
Criminology

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.................................................................................................................................................3
Define crime............................................................................................................................................3
Why suicide euthanasia and polluting a lake falls under the category of crime......................................3
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Criminal Justice can be explained as the process under which justice is being given to the
one who has committed the crime. Here, power to declare the decision available with judges
where references is taken from legislations. In context of the file, there will be detail discussion
about crime and why suicide euthanasia and polluting a lake also considered as an criminal
activity.
MAIN BODY
Define crime
Crime is defined as something done by the person which is illegal according to the act.
Here, defaulter is always liable for the punishment according to the penalty defined by law and
order. Understanding the term in simple words, it can be said that any of the person who has
breached the law and regulations for their person benefit. The term crime is used when any of the
person try to harm other. Mainly there are five types of crime can be seen and they are violent
crime, property crime, white collar crime, organized crime and consensual or victimless crime.
All of these crimes are non bailable in nature and it may create problem for the one who founds
to be guilty in it (Girgen, 2020). In any of the nation, if any of the criminal activity are conducted
problem arises for the nation and their people because it is said that any of the criminal activity
are trouble making in nature for common people. It is the government who has the power to
decide that what are those area which will be categorized under criminal activity and according
to that laws and order should be formed so that control can be brought upon criminal activity in
any of the situation. According to Australian law, majority of offences have two elements and
they are mens rea and actus reus. Different laws and regulations has been formed with the
premises of Australia to control any of the crime and those laws are Australian Crime
Commission Establishment Act, 2002, International Criminal Court Act, 2002, Euthanasia Act,
1997, Criminal Code Act, 1995 and many other.
Why suicide euthanasia and polluting a lake falls under the category of crime
Suicide euthanasia is the situation where person intentionally wants to take their own
life of wants to ends their life without having any sort of pain. These types of situation can be
difficult to judge that whether there was a mercy killing or not. But, at the same time, it is said

that except Victoria all of the other state assumes that mercy killing is illegal. It is because no
one has the right to end their life because it is the breach of law related right to life. In case of
Suicide euthanasia, people are bring killed on their own willingness where it is assumed that
particular person may have to suffer from lots of problem in last few days (Burke and et. al.,
2019). But if this do not remain the issue and still person try to end their life then it will fall
under the category of criminal activity. It is because on one has the right to kill themselves as it
may impact negatively on society and the chances of occurrence of similar cases may increase
significantly.
Polluting a Lake is a criminal activity as it affects the environmental policies formed by
the government. It is necessary to understand that any of the person is not permissible to conduct
any of those conduct due to which water gets polluted intentionally. It means that if any of the
person tries to pollute the lake water, he or she will be punishable under the law. Considering the
effect, these types of crime are understood as crime against the environment where defaulter can
be punishable under the law (Bates and Hayes, 2017). The main reason to include polluting a
lake under criminal activity because lake water is constant to their place which means person or
even organization had an intention to affect the lake knowingly which is completely wrong
which means any of the person who will be defaulter has to face criminal liability.
In simple words, both polluting a lake and suicide euthanasia are considered as a criminal
activity where criminal penalty can be imposed after analyzing the situation of the case.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it has been concluded that any of the person is not entitled to
perform any of the criminal activity. Under judication, the guidelines of law explain that any of
the person who so ever commit crime will be punishable as per criminal charges where
imprisonment to defaulter is possible.
REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Girgen, J., 2020. Neglecting Nonhuman Animals: A Content Analysis of Introductory Criminal
Justice and Criminology Textbooks. Society & Animals, 1(aop), pp.1-20.

Burke, A. S. and et. al., 2019. 1: Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology. SOU-CCJ230
Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System.
Bates, L. and Hayes, H., 2017. Using the Student Lifecycle Approach to Enhance Employability:
An Example from Criminology and Criminal Justice. Asia-Pacific Journal of
Cooperative Education, 18(2), pp.141-151.