Unit 4 Assignment
Unit 4: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
Classification of Crimes
8/1/2016
Prof. Fox
CJ230
Classification of Crimes
Three gang members, Joe, Larry, and Bob all will have some sort of charges after this criminal incident. All three gang members have different levels of conviction they will face from the result of their crime together. In the order of seriousness Joe is first, Larry second, and Bob third. In this scenario I will use the Illinois criminal code to decipher the charges for all three gang members.
Joe is present with the theft of the car in the beginning of the scenario, and right there he becomes an accomplice to a class I felony of theft in the state of Illinois (720 ILCS 5/ 16-1) and a crimes against property. Joe than began to tell the others that he was going to shoot at a group of rival gang
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Once the car they were in came to a stop, Joe pulled a concealed gun from his waistband. Joe is already a convicted felon so I know the weapon he has can’t be registered, so he is unlawfully in possession of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1) and a crimes against public order. In the event of Joe opening fire on the individuals he took the life (Homicide) of one individual
(720 ILCS 5/9-1), and wounded (Aggravated assault) another (720 ILCS 5/12-0.1) which is a crimes against person. Joe is the Principle in the first degree in this crime, because he is the perpetrator of the crime by using the gun on the rival gang members (Lippman, 2015).
Larry is the driver of the stolen vehicle that he, Joe, and Bob were in. Larry would be considered the principle for the theft of the stolen vehicle, because he is the one operating the vehicle. Class I felony would be his first charge in the scenario (720 ILCS 5/16-1) and would be a crimes
spiracy which included convicted to posses cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of (21 U.S.C sec 846), possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine , in violation of 21 U.S.C sec
On Friday April 24th J.P. Walker, Preacher Lee, Crip Reyer and L.C. Davis got into Reyer’s Oldsmobile and they took off on a mission to kill Mark Charles Parker. (3 other cars of men followed) They went to the courthouse/jail in Poplarville and they could not get in. So they went to Jewel Alford’s House (The jail keeper) to get the keys to the Jail. Alford went with the four men to the courthouse. When he got there he went in and down the hall to Sheriff Moody’s office and got the keys to the jail. He opened the door to the jail and Lee, Reyer, Davis, Walker followed Alford into the jail. Alford then opened Parkers cell and Lee and Davis pulled Parker out of the jail and courthouse to the Reyer's Oldsmobile. Alford then left and the men got into the car.
Upon Small’s arrest, he pleaded guilty while reserving his right to challenge the conviction on the grounds that his foreign conviction does not apply for the ”unlawful gun possession” statute. The Federal District Court, and Court of ...
illegal for a felon to possess any firearm. ( Moore 1994 p 440) Most of the
Egley, A., Howell, J., & Moore, J. (2010). Highlights of the 2008 National Youth Gang
One of the major problems of corrections today is the security threat group - more commonly known as the prison gang. A security threat group (STG) can be defined as any group of offenders who pose a treat to the security and physical safety of the institution. Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, prison gangs focused primarily on uniting inmates for self protection and the monopolization of illegal prison activities for monetary gain (F.B.P., 1994, p. 2). STGs are mostly divided along racial lines and practiced defiance towards authority. STGs use a variety of hand signs, alphabet codes, tattoos, and different types of gang terminology. Gangs characteristically have rivals and make an alliance with other gangs. The criminal activity of S.T.G.’s does not only exist inside the confines of the prison walls, but has flowed to the outside world. “Prostitution, extortion, drug selling, gambling, loan sharking – such activities are invariably operated by prison gangs” (Gaines, Kaune, Miller, 2000, p.652). The Texas Prison System consists of eleven classified security threat groups; Texas chooses to classify a gang as a STG when they become involved in violent activity. “Prison gangs exist in the institutions of forty states and also in the federal system” (Clear and Cole, 2000, p. 260). Three main stages that the offender will experience with the S.T.G. are recruitment, the gang experience, and affiliation upon release.
In an ironic twist, these gangs also offer protection. D. J. Stevens conducted research in 1997 that found that 73% of non-gang members wanted to transfer, while 87% wanted protective custody. The gang members generally served longer sentences. They also would have had more convictions than those that were not in any gangs. Gang members’ convictions started at younger ages,
In addition to doing time for the offense, gang members do extra time for violent offense. The STEP Act allows for law enforcement to come up with a s...
he did not witness the exchange of the firearm, only heard about it from the
After reading several articles on all three gangs, it seems like all three of these gangs are involved in a lot of the same crimes. The crimes range from small crimes like graffiti vandalism to violent crimes like rape and murder. The graffiti vandalism is to disrespect r...
The prison gangs that exist in the United States are a major concern for all those involved in the criminal justice system. From the humble beginnings in 1950 with the Gypsy Jokers Gang, to modern day entities like the Aryan Brotherhood, gangs have grown to numbers in the tens of thousands and are at times out of control (Orlando-Morningstar, 1997) Through the use of assault, bribery, intimidation, and murder, the gangs have become a powerful force inside and outside of prison. Law enforcement officers today have the tremendous task of arresting and maintaining discipline of these offenders once locked away in jail or prison. It is paramount that the correctional officers that are in charge of overseeing these criminals maintain the standards and are strong willed and trustworthy. The gangs inside have their own rules and laws that they abide by. The correctional officers must use the rules and laws that govern the system to keep peace and order, because with this chaos and anarchy will reign supreme.
or an argument. That doesn't mean that it was gang related at all, it just
Hallswort, S. And Young, T. (2004) Getting Real About Gang. Criminal Justice Matters [online]. 55. (1), pp 12-13 [Accessed 10 December 2013]
When searching the channels of a 2016 television one is bound to stumble upon many crime shows, such as Law and Order, CSI, 48 Hours, and much more. These shows no matter if they are non- fiction or fictional await to delivery their anxious audiences a thirty minutes to sixty minutes of entertainment. Many of these shows do so by describing the events of a crime and the actions that law enforcement have taken to solve these cases. In 1935 under the direction of Phillips Haynes Lord, the radio show Gangbusters would make its debut. This show with the corporation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would release dramatizations of closed cases of gang busts. This show would not only attract the attention of its audience but it was also reflect the way of life of many citizen.