ishment is death or imprisonment for more than a year. A misdemeanor is punishable
             by a fine or by imprisonment for less than a year. In most states persons convicted of
             felonies are sent to state prisons, while those quilty of misdemeanors serve their
             sentence in city or county jails or houses of correction. Crimes against people include
             assault, kidnapping, murder, and sexual attacks. Such crimes usually bring severe
             punishments. Crimes against property include arson, automobile theft, burglary,
             embezzlement, forgery, fraud, larceny, and vandalism. In most cases, these crimes carry
             lighter penalties than do crimes against persons. Robbery is the crime most difficult to
             classify. The law considers robbery a crime against the person or against the property,
             according to the case. Robbery may involve simply taking property from another person.
             But a personal encounter occurs between the robber and his victim, and it may include
             violence and bodily harm, especially in muggings or other strong-arm robberies. Robbery
             is probably the crime most people have in mind when they speak of "crime in the streets
             ." Crimes against public order or morality include disorderly conduct, gambling,
             prostitution, public drunkenness, and vagrancy. These offenses generally involve lighter
             penalties than do crimes against people or property. Criminologists question whether
             some offenses against public order or morality should be considered crimes. For
             example, many experts believe that habitual drunkenness is a medical problem and that
             the offender should be given medical help instead of being put in jail. There is also
             widespread disagreement about whether certain practices hurt society and should be
             considered crimes. Such acts include gambling, use of marijuana, and homosexuality
             between consenting adults. Organized crime consists of large-scale activities by groups
             of gangsters or racketeers. Such groups are ofte...