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Victimless crimes

Victimless crimes. Nicole Mann. Victimless Crimes. Victimless crime An act that is legally a crime, but that seems to have no victims Acts such as Prostitution Illegal gambling Illegal drug use Vagrancy. Prostitution. Definition Offering sexual intercourse for pay

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Victimless crimes

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  1. Victimless crimes Nicole Mann

  2. Victimless Crimes • Victimless crime • An act that is legally a crime, but that seems to have no victims • Acts such as • Prostitution • Illegal gambling • Illegal drug use • Vagrancy

  3. Prostitution • Definition • Offering sexual intercourse for pay • http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-sold-wife-for-sex-20100317,0,5762563.story • http://www.examiner.com/x-1495-Seattle-Jobs-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Iraqi-girls-are-being-sold-by-their-own-mothers-for-money • There is a debate on whether prostitution should be legalized in the United States • http://prostitution.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=1315 What Are the Ages of Prostitution Arrestees at Time of Arrest? (Bronx) www.examiner.com http://changingthecourt.blogspot.com/2008/01/prostitution-arrests-what-happens-at.html

  4. Illegal Gambling http://www.tvworthwatching.com/werts/2009/03/watch-online-march-madness-con.shtml • Definition • There is no set definition for illegal gambling, however, it is simply betting in ways not allowed by the State • Betting without money is legal • Playing “for fun” • Top 5 Sports/Games for Illegal Betting • NFL • Super Bowl • College Football • College Basketball • March Madness • http://www.cnbc.com/id/34312813 • http://www.cnbc.com/id/34312815/?slide=1 • Laws concerning gambling depend on the State • http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/03/four_men_indicted_in_illegal_gambling_ring.php http://www.mmipublicrelations.com/blog/author/12

  5. Illegal Drug Use • Definition • Use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroine, inhalants, or OxyContin • Most common drug used is Marijuana www.oas.samhsa.gov http://www.cannabisfacts.ca/

  6. Vagrancy • Definition • the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood • Common terms • Hobo, Beggar, Vagabond, Drifter • Most States have inadequate plans to address homelessness

  7. Victimless Crimes in the Past October 9, 1930 November 19, 1990 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8kIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4250,401633&dq=vagrancy&hl=en http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E7gMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VV8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5981,4721144&dq=prostitution&hl=en

  8. August 25, 1987 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=epYWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1844,6751211&dq=illegal+drug+use&hl=en

  9. April 11, 1980 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5281,2880751&dq=illegal+gambling&hl=en

  10. CNBC Investigates: The Big Business of Illegal Gambling • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aTFn3in9A • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2J14uYU5ck

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