World Crimes

Juvenile Charges

Juvenile charges are committed by those people who are not matured or adult. The standard age is considered 18 years. But it is considered in some states 16 years. Such as – Connecticut, New York etc. But in Texas it is considered 17 years for juvenile charges. But children under 10 years are not measured under juvenile charges. 

Sometimes juvenile charges are considered like adult crimes. It is very frightening if you or your child accused with juvenile charges. Because it could harm you or your child’s whole future.

Juvenile offenses:

There are differences between juvenile offenses and adult offenses. But at the time of justice it is rarely considered that the crime creator is juvenile or adult. Maximum times it is emphasized on the crimes power. Juvenile charges are being accused in the following cases shoplifting, stealing, robbery, drug passion, rape, weapon charges, arson and even murder. And these are not minor faults. You or your child can be accused of these charges. Then without making delay you should take assistance for lawyers. Otherwise your rights could be neglected and you could suffer in a long run.

      Result of juvenile charges: 

      In case of juvenile arrest, at first he or she could be handcuffed like adult crime creator. If the created offense is not serious something, he or she could be taken to probation department. The probation officers take the decision considering the child’s family, friends and home situation. If they think the child’s attitude is not safe they could make decision of the case of passing to the court. And they also decide whether the accused child will stay in home or confined. If they pass the case into court, the court will take the final decision of his or her penalty or safety. 

      Penalties: 

     Punishments for juvenile charges are not too much different from adult penalties. But there are differences between their processes. Maximum time the adults don’t get for rehabilitation, but for juvenile charges it is considered carefully. 

• In case of minor vandalism offenses, he or she is provided a chance for restitution. But in case of bigger crimes, hard rules are applied.
• In case of drug passion, shoplifting, vandalism, sexual assault he or she could be charged a fine. 
• He or she could be charged for probation. The probation period could be 6 months to 12 months. It depends on case. For drug possession, probation period would be 6 months but for vandalism it could be 12 months.
• The prosecution could decide for diversion. It is similar to probation. This is also known as informal probation or pretrial diversion. 
• In case of big crimes they are provided detention penalties. Sometimes he or she could be ordered home confinement. So that he or she won’t get to repeat the incident. Sometimes he or she could be confined to the specific place according to the prosecutors order. 
• In case of serious crimes, such as – murder, mass death, forcibly rapes etc he or she could be ordered for death sentences or lifetime prison.

 So every penalty for a juvenile is serious. Because it the time to build up their career. This time if he or she makes a mistake and falls in problem, it could affect his or her career and life. That’s why if your child makes this kind of mistake; don’t compromise with time, contact to experienced and skilled lawyers instantly. They will take responsibility of your child to defense your rights.

Restraining Orders

To protect a person from physically or sexually abused or harassed, stalked or threatened from someone, a restraining order is ordered from court. The persons availing restraining orders are called “protected persons”. And this order is applied on those persons are called “restrained person”. Restraining order is applicable is on the other “protected persons” also, such as – family members or other close persons.

What restraining orders do?

     To keep safety of the protected person from the restrained person, a restraining order is applied. Normally a restraining order is included some tasks. Such as– 

• Personal Conduct Order: A restrained person is stopped from doing some tasks are follows – Disturbing, Calling, Contacting, Harassing, Striking, Attacking, Beating, Damaging Personal Property, Sending Messages (Phone or E-mail), Stalking, Threatening, Sexually Assaulting etc. 
• Stay Away Order: A restrained person must stay away from protected person at least 50 to 100 yards. It is included places also, such as – living place, working place, vehicles, children’s school and child care centre etc. He or she must stay away from the places of the protected person.

Kinds of Restraining Order:

      Restraining orders are four types. 

• Domestic Violence Order: You can apply for domestic violence restraining order in the following situations. If you have close relationship with someone (domestic partners – married or registered, separated, divorced, used to live together or live together, have children together etc) or you are closely related someone ( child, parent, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, in-law etc) and he or she abused you. 
• Dependant Abuse Order: You can apply for dependent abuse restraining order if your age is 65 or more or 18-64 and you have physical or mental disabilities that can make you vulnerable to protect own-self. And you have already suffered from abandonment, financial or physical abuse etc. 
•  Civil Harassment Order: You can apply for civil harassment restraining order if you are being harassed, threatened, abused, stalked etc from someone who is not closely related to you. Such as – neighbors, roommates, nephews or nieces, cousins, aunts etc. 
•  Workplace Violence Order: You can apply for workplace violence restraining order. If the following one or more or all causes are true. If you are an employer and your one or more employees harassed, stalked, made violence, threatened you. 

Advantages of restraining order:  

• Physical: Restraining order ensures your physical safety. Because the restrained person is bounded in restricted area. He or she is restricted to carry any kind of firearm and non firearm weapon.
• Family Protection: This order makes sure your family protection. Because your family protection is included in this order.
• Mental Relief: It provides you mental relief. Harassment and threatening generate a big pressure on mental situation. But restraining order ensures your safety and provides mental relief.

 Getting Restraining Order:

If you apply for restraining order, so you are called applicant and the against person is called respondent. At first you have to go any Magistrates Courts to apply. But if the respondent is under 18 years old, then you have to go to Children’s Court. According to the govt. rules you have to submit your application. And you have to show evidence of committing abuse or threaten against you or reasonable cause. At last if the court thinks your application is right and logical then it will ensure restraining order. 

 White Collar Crimes

The crime is committed non-violently by someone upon victims for getting money or property is white collar crime. Edwin Southerland, a sociologist, defined first, the persons who are related to white collar crimes are respectful and having high social status.  

Various types of white collar crimes: 

Bank Fraud, Bribery, Hacking, Stealing Credit Card, Cell phone fraud, embezzlement, counterfeiting, currency schemes, extortion, forgery, environmental schemes, investment schemes,  health care fraud, larceny, insurance fraud, insider training, kickback, money laundering, securities fund, tax evasion, welfare fraud, racketeering, telemarketing etc.

Tasks of white collar crime worker: 

• Against employer or business: They steal company goods and make corruption inside the company. And thus millions of dollars are losing the America employer every year and some of the businesses are going to an end. Fraudulent, bad checks, forgery, computer crimes are included here. 
• Against the Government: Most probably income tax invasion is the biggest white collar crime against the government. The income tax loses for under reporting, so called charitable donations, expanding expenses etc. All are corruption. 
• Against individuals: Personal economical harm to get benefit is the main job here. They do franchising, internet business, telemarketing, mail-order, land swindles, investment schemes etc.

Causes of White Collar Crime: 

The actual cause of white collar crime is to gain money. 

• Social Cause: The social causes are gaining power, money, material possession and privileges.
• Institutional Cause: Institutional causes refer to provide the opportunity to a person to commit financial crimes.
• Organizational Cause: Both occupational and corporate crimes includes in organizational cause.

Effect:

The great impact of white collar crimes on finance and society is unbound. 

•  Financial: Increasing of various types of white collar crimes creates financial crisis for every citizens. Directly it affects some of the people but indirectly it affects all of us. When the tax invasion is caused it directly affects on everyone. This cause unfair labor practices. Decreases life job and life safety. Without bearing medical costs and low wages system creates for white collar crimes. 
• Social: How much bad effect of white collar crimes create in social tie is undetermined. Due to cause of financial crisis disability, injury, illness, deaths are increased remarkably. As a result social tie or community can break and the understanding among the people of society could get damage.

Solution:

Actually white collar crime is corruption. It needs to prevent corruption to reduce it. Let’s see some point of it –  

• Prevention: Strong internal control has to establish in the company. It could help to run business efficiently.
• Prosecution: Existence of aggressive prosecution in organization can find out the criminals. And if this trend is continue in organization, nobody will encourage committing this crime. 
• Good Professional: Good professional mentality can decrease white collar crime probability. So the authority should take steps to create good professional mentality among the employee.

White collar crime is a great curse for a nation. And its punishment is also high. If you know its consequences and follow religious rules, you won’t be able to do it.

Fraud Crimes

Fraud crimes are mainly related to financial cheating or stealing. These kinds of crimes are committed using various ways. Such as – Identity theft, Credit card fraud, check forgery, credit fraud etc. Sometimes its punishment is very high. You can be alleged with this kind of crime after committing or without committing fraud. And you could face the big punishment of it.

According to Texas criminal law, tasks of fraud crimes are as follows –

• Identity theft:Getting, possessing, obtaining or using others ID info, Such as – name, SSN, date of birth etc for committing fraud or offense. It is included under 18 child, dead person as well as stillborn. If you have the personal information of three or more people, Texas criminal law could automatically be accused you of fraud crime. 
• Check Forgery: Possessing an unused check and filling it with all information, like – amount, signature etc. and drawing amount from bank or from others places without the permission of its real owner is considered check forgery.
• Credit Fraud: Giving fake name, address, social identification number to gain loan, property or money is credit fraud. You can be alleged or victim of credit fraud.
• Credit Card Fraud: Without having possession of a debit card or credit card and using it without the permission of its owner is considered credit card fraud. Your credit card may be stolen or you could be accused of credit card fraud.

The punishment of fraud crimes are counted considering of your stolen amount. We, the kahn law firm believe in clients rights and working to solve their problem with the highest technical way.

  

Punishment of fraud crimes 

According to Texas criminal law, the punishments of fraud crimes are different from each other. Some depends on quantity and some depends on amount. 

• Identity Theft: In case of stealing 1 to 49 identity theft, the punishment would be 180 days state jail or prison to 20 years state prison and fine up to $10,000. In case of 50 or more identity theft it could be five to ninety nine years state prison and fine up to $10,000.
• Others Fraud: Others or in case of money related fraud, punishment can be considered according to damage or amount you stolen or lost. 

Ways to get rid of punishment:

Maximum fraud crimes related cases are considered sensitive and the punishment is great. And it could affect your future, family, social status and your life also. So, call for skilled lawyer/s who is capable of handling fraud related cases to give you the chance to overcome all obstacles and get back into normal life.

Violent Crimes

A violent crime can be defined as creating violent force upon the victim. This is very serious crime and its main object is to murder, robbery, rape or this kind of serious violence. As a serious crime its punishment is also high.

According to Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program of FBI, Violent crimes are committed in four ways, such as – aggravated assault, murder, robbery and forcible rape. UCR program mentioned those offenses which are related to force or threat of force.

      Everyday a lot of people are being arrested due to violent crimes. Some of these are guilty but some of these are innocent. If you think you are suffering from this kind of problem, you are welcome to our firm and we are keeping the rights to our clients. 

           Some statistics:

According to FBI’s report –

1.      In 2011, the violent crimes committed 386.3 per 100,000 inhabitants.

2.      1,203,564 violent crimes committed in 2011 around the United States. And it decreased the percentage than the previous year by 3.8 percent.

In most cases someone are accused and got punishment. But your civil rights are most important to us. We, the kahn law firm have been handling violent crime related cases very technically and successfully for a long time.

    Classification of violent crimes: 

    According to UCR classification violent crimes are as follows – 

• Aggravated assaults: Attacking to someone unlawfully and creating serous hit or injury is aggravated assaults. It can cause a man’s serious physical harm or push into death. 
•  Forcible rape: Forcible rape is directly rape or attempt to rape. And it could create a big physical injury. 
•  Murder and 
•  Robbery. 

Impact of violent crime:

There are great negative impacts of violent crimes on our life, society and country.

• Impact on personal life: Due to violent crime a single person could be disabled physically. It could affect the victim’s age, gender, sexuality etc. 
• Impact on family: Violent crimes could destroy our family tie and happiness. 
• Impact on society: Society is a community. Violent crime could damage our community custom. 
• Impact on country: Violent crime is a great hindrance for GDP. It has a great effect on total economical condition. 

Ways to get rid of Violent Crimes: 

Prevention is better than cure. So if you be careful about violent crimes you can reduce the possibility to be a victim of violent crime. You can follow these tips –

• At Home: You can police recommended safety doors. Should have peeping hole in door. Don’t rely fully on your trusted dog. Ensure the doors lock at night. Identify the stranger and take decision to open the door at night. 
•  Walk or Travel: Make accompany with trusted one. Avoid wearing very short and naked dress when you go outdoors. 

Actually in case of violent crime, a victim has the right to get justice and the accused person also has the right to defend his case legally. The kahn law firm is always working to make a solid defense and to keep your actual rights.

Firearm Offenses

Creating offense using firearms is called firearm offense. If you carry firearm illegally without creating violence, it could be considered firearm offense also. We face the offenses every day, firearm offenses are the most threatening offenses of these. Sometimes it affect very badly on life and family.

Fire Arms Offense Creator:

Basically mass people are mainly firearm offense creator in Texas. They have the right to carry the firearms legally. But sometimes they carry it illegally. And then firearm offenses are being created. Some abnormal people and terrorist are also creating these offenses. If you accuse of this offense, you have to be punished enough. And it is very painful if you don’t have any fault. But the kahn law firm is creating huge opportunity to get rid of it. We are here to lessen your firearm offense related problem and protect your rights.

Consequences of firearm offenses:

      There is a great bad effect of firearm offense on our life, society, nation, country, safety etc. 

•  Life and Health: Firearm offenses are life threatening. A person can die instantly for a single hit of firearm. In the U.S.A an undetermined people face firearm offenses. A huge number of people are being injured of it. From 1980 to 2007, on an average 32,300 people died every year in the U.S.A due to firearm offenses and this continuous process is running till now. 
• Society: Firearm offense is a great threat to our society. It could break our society tie and make vulnerable situation in our social relationship. 
• Safety: A nation builds-up on safety and law. Our unity depends on safety and law. If firearm offenses continue, safety will distinguish and application of law will fail. And main basement will be vulnerable.

Punishment of firearm offense:

A large number of people are dying every year and a lot of people are being alleged and most of them are getting punishment every year. Some of them are guilty and some are innocent. If you are being accused of firearm offense, you should contact to any law firm keeping your rights perfectly.

If you carry firearm illegally, you could get community supervision or up to 90 days jail. If you use firearm and commit big offenses like aggravated assault, robbery, sexual assault etc. you could be punished for first degree felony. And it would be life time prison.