TYPES OF VIOLENT CRIMES Miscellaneous

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Identity Theft 3 When someone uses another's personal information without consent and with intent to harm. State Jail Felony

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Breach of Computer Security 4 When a person knowingly accesses a computer, computer network, or computer system without consent. Class B Misdemeanor unless damage is more than $500

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Impersonating a Public Servant 6 When a person intentionally impersonates a public servant to induce another to submit to his false authority. 3 rd Degree Felony

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Evading 7 When a person intentionally flees from someone he knows to be a peace officer attempting to lawfully arrest or detain him.

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Evading Punishment 8 Class B Misdemeanor – if the person runs State Jail Felony – if the person uses a vehicle

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Interference with Public Duties 9 When a person interrupts, disrupts, or interferes with a public servant performing his or her duties. Class B Misdemeanor Firefighter, ACO, etc.

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Harassment 10 When a person harasses, annoys, alarms, abuses, torments, or embarrasses another through telephone, writing, or electronic communication by doing one of the following

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Harassment 11 Acts of harassment 1) making an obscene comment, request, suggestion, or proposal 2) threatening bodily injury against the person or family member 3) conveying a false report about another dying or being bodily injured

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Harassment 12 Acts of harassment: 4) causing the telephone of another to ring repeatedly 5) making a telephone call and failing to hang up 6) allowing someone to use a phone to do these things Class B Misdemeanor

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Destruction of Flag 13 When a person intentionally or knowingly damages, defaces, mutilates, or burns the United States or Texas flag Class A Misdemeanor

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Unlawful Carrying Weapons 14 When a person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his person a handgun, illegal knife (blade over 5 ½ inches long) or club (could be a baseball bat). Class A Misdemeanor

Exceptions 15 Traveling  Not committing a crime  Not a gang member  Concealed Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Prohibited Weapons 16 When a person intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells any of the following

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Prohibited Weapons 17 Examples: 1) an explosive weapon 2) a machine gun 3) a short barrel firearm 4) a firearm silencer 5) a switchblade knife 6) knuckles 7) armor piercing ammunition 8) a chemical dispensing devices 9) a zip gun

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Prohibited Weapons 18 3 rd Degree Felony unless it is knuckles or a switchblade knife, then it is a Class A Misdemeanor

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Organized Crime 19 Combination – 3 or more persons who collaborate in criminal activities Conspires to commit – when a person agrees with one or more persons to commit a criminal act and at least one of them performs an overt act

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Organized Crime 20 Criminal street gang – 3 or more persons having a common identifying sign or symbol or an identifiable leadership who continuously or regularly perform criminal activities

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity 21 “When a person commits an offense with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination or as a member of a criminal street gang, he commits or conspires to commit one or more of the following...” (look at the Texas Penal Code) ‏

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity 22 The punishment is one level higher than it would normally be, unless it is a 1 st Degree Felony.

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Soliciting Membership in a Criminal Street Gang 23 “When a person knowingly causes, enables, encourages, recruits, or solicits another person to become a member of a criminal street gang which, as a condition of initiation, admission, membership, or continued membership, requires...” (look at the Texas Penal Code) ‏

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Soliciting Membership in a Criminal Street Gang 24...the commission of any conduct which constitutes an offense punishable as a Class A Misdemeanor or felony.” 3 rd Degree Felony 2 nd Degree Felony after the first offense

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Resources 25 Texas Penal Code: Do an Internet search for the following: blutube policeone