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What is a Crime?
A crime is any act that is defined by local, state or
federal criminal laws as crime. The common and statute
laws of England were the original basis for many laws in the
United States. Other early laws developed from moral or
religious issues.
Today's criminal
laws have evolved from these early laws to encompass the needs,
requirements and desired public policies that lawmaker's decide
to address.
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