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 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

www.examiner.com

http://changingthecourt.blogspot.com/2008/01/prostitution-arrests-what-happens-at.html

What Are the Ages of Prostitution Arrestees at Time of Arrest? (Bronx)

Illegal Gambling

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

http://www.tvworthwatching.com/werts/2009/03/watch-online-march-madness-con.shtml

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/

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

Victimless Crimes in the Past

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E7gMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VV8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5981,4721144&dq=prostitution&hl=en

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8kIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4250,401633&dq=vagrancy&hl=en

October 9, 1930

November 19, 1990

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

August 25, 1987

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

April 11, 1980

CNBC Investigates: The Big Business of Illegal Gambling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aTFn3in9A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2J14uYU5ck