Petty Criminal

Context:
- It can (typically) involve committing minor offenses or misdemeanors, rather than felonies.
- It can (often) include non-violent crimes that are opportunistic rather than planned.
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- It can range from being a first-time offender to a repeat offender.
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- It can result in relatively mild punishments, such as fines, short jail terms, or Community Service.
- It can include offenses such as shoplifting, vandalism, minor theft, trespassing, or public intoxication.
- It can face less severe legal repercussions compared to felony-level crimes.
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Example(s):
- Shoplifting, a common low-level crime involving the theft of goods from a store.
- Vandalism, which includes acts like graffiti or property damage.
- Public Intoxication, a disorderly conduct offense that may result in fines or short-term detention.
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Counter-Example(s):
- Felony Criminal offenses, which involve more serious crimes and harsher punishments.
- Regulatory Offense Criminals, which are breaches of administrative regulations and are usually penalized with fines or other non-criminal sanctions.
See: Community Service, Crime, Felony, Infraction, Summary Offence, Regulatory Offence, Prison.

References

(Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor Retrieved:2024-11-12.
- A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour elsewhere) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than more serious felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known as minor, petty, or summary offences) and regulatory offences. Typically, misdemeanors are punished with prison time of no longer than one year, monetary fines, or community service.