Legal and Criminological

Classifications of Crimes
Crim. 1
CRIMES
What are the elements of
crimes?
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Opportunity
What are the Categories of
Crimes?
 Categories of Crime
1. Felony
Act or omission punishable by RPC.
2. Offense
Act or omission punishable by special law.
3. Infraction
Act or omission punishable by ordinance.
 What are the General
Classifications of Crimes?
 General Classifications of Crime
1. Legal
2. Criminological
 What are the Legal
Classifications of Crimes?
 Legal Classifications of Crime
A. Manner of Committing
B. Stage in the Commission
C. Plurality
D. Gravity of the Penalty
E. Basis of Criminal Act
 Legal Classifications of Crime
A. Manner of Committing
1. Dolo / Deceit
2. Culpa / Fault
 Legal Classifications of Crime
B. Stage in the Commission
1. Attempted
2. Frustrated
3. Consummated
 Legal Classifications of Crime
C. Plurality
1. Simple
2. Complex
 Legal Classifications of Crime
D. Gravity of the Penalty
1. Grave
2. Less Grave
3. Light
 Legal Classifications of Crime
E. Basis of Criminal Act
1. Crimes against National Security
2. Crime against the Fundamental Law of the

State.
3. And so on…
What are the Criminological
Classifications of Crimes?
Criminological Classifications of Crime

A. Result
B. Time/Period Committed
C. Length of Time Committed
D. Place or Location of Commission
E. Use of Mental Faculties
F. Type of Offenders
Criminological Classifications of Crime

A. Result
1. Acquisitive
2. Extinctive
Criminological Classifications of Crime

B. Time/Period Committed
1. Seasonal
2. Situational
Criminological Classifications of Crime

C. Length of Time Committed

1. Instant
2. Episoidal
Criminological Classifications of Crime

D. Place or Location of Commission

1. Static
2. Continuing
Criminological Classifications of Crime

E. Use of Mental Faculties

1. Rational
2. Irrational
Criminological Classifications of Crime

F. Types of Offender
1. White Collar
2. Blue Collar
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