CRIME, FORMS OF CRIME,SYNONYMS OF CRIME, LAW BREAKING, CYBERCRIME, YOUTH CRIME, HUMAN SMUGGLINH AND TRAFFICKING,ILLEGAL POSSESSION,CANNABIS CULTIVATION,FRAUD

 

WHAT IS CRIME?

IMPORTANT FORMS OF CRIME

DEFINITION

" an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government or state 

 a gross violation of the law, a grave offense especially against morality, something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful"

 SYNONYMS

CRIMINALITY

LAWBREAKING

·          In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though

Crime is the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically

 defined, prohibited, and punishable under criminal statutory definitions 

Forms of crime

Crime can involve violence, sex, or drugs but also discrimination, road rage, undeclared work, and burglary. Crime is any behavior and any act, activity, or event that is punishable by law.

Examples of crime:

Cybercrime

Anyone using the internet can be a victim of cybercrime. Examples

 include identity theft and child pornography. On

 the way the government is combating this crime is through the Cyber

 Crime Reporting Website.

Youth Crime

To increase public safety, the government is combating youth crime and

 antisocial behavior by young people through swift intervention, rapid

 sentencing and appropriate aftercare.

Human smuggling and human trafficking

The government has taken a number of measures to combat

 human trafficking, including a higher maximum prison sentence for

 perpetrators.

Illegal possession of firearms

Substantial fines and prison sentences may be imposed for the illegal

 possession of firearms and illegal trade in firearms. Possession and sale of

 stilettos, flick knives and butterfly knives are also prohibited.

Cannabis Cultivation

Cannabis cultivation is prohibited. Cannabis growers often have ties with

 organized crime. Cultivation is a source of nuisance and a risk to

 neighbors. 

The government will take action against people who supply equipment to

 grow cannabis. An Act prohibiting

 organized cannabis cultivation is being drafted. It will increase the powers

 of the police and the Public

 Prosecution

 Service to nip cannabis cultivation in the bud.

Fraud

Fraud includes benefit fraud, tax fraud, and money laundering from

 criminal activities. The government will fight fraud by:

• confiscating laundered money and criminal assets
• creating more capacity for financial investigations by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service-Economic Investigation Service (FIOD-ECD)

Real estate

Organized criminals often buy expensive properties with the proceeds of

 crime. Through its national real estate steering group, the government can

 use the property as a basis for uncovering and dismantling criminal

 practices. The government is studying ways to identify and combat

 property crime more effectively.

Benefit fraud

Personal circumstances determine the level of certain benefits. Recipients

 must therefore report changes in their circumstances and family income so

 that they do not receive benefits they are not entitled to. By carrying out

 more inspections (e.g. home visits), the government will reduce the

 number of undue benefit payments.

Evasion of social insurance payments

Employers must withhold social insurance contributions from their

 employees’ salaries and remit them to the authorities. But they do not

 always do so, especially if the employees are illegal. The employees are

 then not insured against unemployment or accidents at work. To prevent

 the social insurance system from being exploited, the government will act

 firmly against businesses that do not remit social insurance contributions.

 They must pay the contributions and will be fined.

Illegal workers

Non-Dutch nationals who work without a permit (illegal workers) are

 cheaper than Dutch workers. The employment of illegal workers in

 preference to Dutch workers distorts competition.

Illegal workers are usually subject to low pay and poor working conditions

. Furthermore, employers do not respect collective labor agreements and do

 not pay tax and social insurance contributions. Medical expenses are

 therefore not reimbursed following an accident at work.

Crime at travelers' sites

Municipalities, the police and the Tax and Customs Administration take

 joint action against crime at travelers’ sites. 

Theft

The government will combat theft through:

• the Safe Homes Warranty
• preventing robberies
• the Safe Business Warranty

The website of the Research and Documentation Centre includes a list of all offenses.

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