What is crime?

What is a crime? Crime, wrongdoing, misdemeanor, misdemeanor - all this is a perfect socially dangerous act, which is prohibited by the current Criminal Code, for which punishment is provided. It is expressed in two forms: the active behavior of the subject - in action, or passive - inaction.

Among the signs of unlawful action are: danger, criminal wrongfulness, guilt and punishability.

Considering the question of what a crime is, there are four main categories:

1. Less serious.

2. Of moderate severity.

3. Heavy.

4. Particularly serious.

These categories depend on the nature and degree of the act committed. To less severe are environmental crimes.

These crimes are a subset of illegal acts against public safety and, according to criminal law, encroach on a healthy environment, as well as on its individual objects and elements.

The Criminal Code includes 17 articles, according to which there is a responsibility for environmental crimes. Among the most common offenses are:

• Non-observance of the rules for environmental protection during work;
• Improper handling of environmentally unsafe wastes and substances;
• Non-compliance with veterinary regulations, as well as measures designed to combat plant diseases and pests;
• Pollution of the atmosphere, sea water;
• Damage and pollution of the earth;
• Non-compliance with the rules for the use of the earth's interior;
• Illegal fishing and hunting;
• Damage and deforestation;
• Non-observance of the regime of protected natural objects and territories;
• Destruction of rare plants and animals, as well as their habitats.

For the commission of environmental violations are provided for administrative, disciplinary, criminal and civil penalties.

When considering the question of what a crime is, it is important to note that it differs in degree and character. The degree depends on the comparative value of objects, the way in which this or that atrocity is committed, and on the severity of the consequences. The nature is determined depending on social relations, consequences, the method of encroachment, the form of guilt, and also the purposes and motive.

The motive is one of the main components of the crime. This is what motivates a person, what he is guided at the time of the commission of one or another wrongful act.

Defining what is the motive of a crime, one should note its main characteristics:

1. He explains the purpose of committing an unlawful act.

2. Decides on the classification of the crime.

3. He can often mitigate or aggravate punishment.

4. The motive determines the level of danger for the person of the offender for society.

Motives for committing an offense are divided into low-lying and low-lying lowlands.

Low-lying - this is greed, revenge, anger, hooligan motives and careerism.

Deprived of lowlands - these are the motives due to individual and complex personal relationships, for example, compassion for the sick person.

In committing a crime, a person can be guided by several motives at once, which can be different in role and significance. In such cases, the leading motive is established, which underlies the classification of the crime.

A characteristic feature of the commission of an unlawful act is its composition. It includes four features that characterize the object and, consequently, the objective side of the crime, as well as the subject and the subjective side.

Drawing a conclusion that such a crime, its main characteristics, regardless of the motive, type or composition, one should remember both guilt and timely punishment.