Across the US every state has its own system to classify crimes. While this may sound haphazard, most of them are broken down along fairly similar lines.<\/p>\n
Generally speaking, the first classification to note is misdemeanors and felonies. It’s the felonies that are the most serious offenses and often come with a jail sentence, or in some very serious crimes, the death penalty. On the other side of the coin are the misdemeanors that usually are categorized as being less serious offenses and come with a jail term of less than a year in the county jail, not a penitentiary.<\/p>\n
Past this initial first breakdown of the differences, there are further categories that usually depend on the severity of the crime in question. “An example would be a Class A misdemeanor, which is considered fairly serious and normally comes with a jail term and a fine. However, this varies from state to state,” (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Across the US every state has its own system to classify crimes. While this may sound haphazard, most of them are broken down along fairly similar lines. Generally speaking, the first classification to note is misdemeanors and felonies. It’s the…<\/span><\/p>\n