The action of committing a crime is known as delinquency.
Delinquency is the quality of being a criminal or the action of committing a crime . The criminal is the one who commits the crime; that is, who commits a crime (a breach of the law ).
Crime - a term from the Latin delinquentĭa - is linked to people who violate the laws and to all crimes . For example: "In this neighborhood you can no longer go out on the street: crime dominates every corner" , "The government promised new measures to combat crime" , "The crime of the ruling class is the main scourge of this country » , «If we do not confront crime, we have no future» , «Social inequality is linked to the growth of crime» .
By involving illegal conduct (contrary to the law ), the crime is punishable as stipulated by law. This penalty will depend on the type of crime committed.
Crime as a collective
Used to name the group of criminals, the concept of crime is associated with a group of people who are outside the system and who must be reinserted into society .
The sentences served in prison are aimed at the task of resocializing criminals so that they can once again be part of society as productive and non-harmful elements.
Youth problems
It is important to establish that there are different types of crime. Thus, for example, we find the so-called juvenile delinquency which, as its name indicates, is that which is carried out by minors. Alcohol or drug abuse, living in a complicated environment, being part of violent gangs or suffering from some mental disorders are some of the main causes that lead young people to commit crimes.
Juvenile courts are the judicial bodies in charge of carrying out the resolution of crimes committed by them. In this way, their sentences can determine everything from confinement in a specific center to the payment of fines to the performance of community work.
The mafia is mentioned as organized crime.
Organized crime
On the other hand, we find what is known as organized crime . This is what is carried out by a group that is perfectly structured, that has its hierarchies and that conscientiously plans each and every one of the criminal actions that it is going to carry out.
In 1929, this last term was used for the first time and was used to refer to all the actions that the mafia was carrying out. From that moment it began to be used more frequently until today where it is used to cite all those crimes that are committed by groups of three or more people with the clear objective of obtaining money, jewelry or even power. Against this type of crime there are entities such as Interpol.
The fight against crime is an important part of State policies since its actions violate the rights of citizens. In all parts of the world, but especially in large cities, crime claims thousands of lives a year, making this problem one of the main social concerns.