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Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests.
A frequent motive for arson is insurance fraud, with the fire staged to appear accidental. [3] Other motives for arson include desire to commit vandalism or mischief, for thrill or excitement, for revenge, to conceal other crimes, or as a hate crime. [4] The Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 was established to protect places of worship.
A forcible felony, in the criminal law of various US states, is a felony that is subject to special penalties because it involves the use or threat of physical force. Forcible felonies are defined by statute. Typical examples of forcible felonies include murder, arson, rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery. [1]
(For example, malice is an element of the crime of arson in many jurisdictions.) In civil law cases, a finding of malice allows for the award of greater damages, or for punitive damages. The legal concept of malice is most common in Anglo-American law, and in legal systems derived from the English common law system.
Arson is a relatively small but steady source of fire damage in California. Since 2020, approximately 70,000 acres of the state were burned by fires attributed to arson, ...
Over 2,000 agencies and more than 17,000 individuals currently use eTrace, including over 33 foreign law enforcement agencies. Gun tracing provides information to federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement agencies on the history of a firearm from the manufacturer (or importer), through the distribution chain, to the first retail purchaser.
In 2013, Ohio lawmakers adopted a statewide arson registry. Ten years later, officials discuss pros and cons of the database. Ohio's arson registry just turned 10 years old.
Likewise in order for a person to be tried for arson, it must be proven that a criminal act resulted in the burning of a property. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines "corpus delicti " as: "the fact of a crime having been actually committed". In common law systems, the concept has its