NATURAL CRIME AND LEGAL CRIME Crimes are generally acts carried out that are considered offensive to laws provided by a certain state . Crimes are necessarily defined by the statutes and the by the common law . First , we can say that crime always involves `conduct ‘ only if we stretch the meaning of that term so far as to empty it of substantial content (D . Husak , 1987 . This suggests that we can , whether justly or not , be held criminally liable not merely for what we do , or fail to do , but for what we are , perhaps even for what we think or we intend (Robinson , P . H . 1997 . On the other hand , one author suggests that “we must not , or must not yet , read `wrong ‘ here as morally wrong (Dworkin , G , 1994 .Some of these crimes were defined the law based on the existing and generally accepted moral standards of a certain society while others are based only on a discretion on what is deemed proper for the benefit of the general public . These general types of crimes are called Mala in se ,or that which is wrong in itself and Mala prohibita , which became only wrong after being defined by a certain statute (Simester , A . P Sullivan , G . R . 2000 . We should the always remember that since not all crimes are defined according to moral standards , not all illegal acts ,as defined by law are morally wrong . There are crimes that are not wrong in itself , based on the nature of the act , but are considered crimes and therefore are necessarily punishable , once they have been covered by the criminal law (Norrie , A . W . 1993 .In discussing the difference between the two types of crimes , it is important that we first understood how these crimes are classified by law . The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) crime index , these crimes is classified in thirteen general categories . First category consists of offenses against religion and public worship (blasphemy , disturbing public worship . Second category consists of offenses against the sovereign power (treason , misprision of treason . Another category consists of offenses against a nation ‘s currency (counterfeiting ,impairing currency . Crimes are also categorized according to offenses against public justice (bribery , perjury , prison-breaking , extortion ,compounding felonies , etc ) and those against public peace (riots ,unlawful assemblies , libel .Crimes are also classified according to offenses against public trade (cheats , forestalling , and monopoly , engrossing ) and those related to chastity (sodomy , adultery , incest , bigamy and fornication . There are also crimes against decency and morality (public indecency , drunkenness ,violating the grave ) and those against public police and economy (common nuisances , vagrancy , and beggary . Gambling and illegal lotteries are crimes under public policy . Homicide , rape , poisoning with intent of murder , assault and battery , kidnapping and abduction are only few of the crimes classified under individual crimes . Crimes against private property include burglary , arson , robbery , forgery and counterfeiting .Lastly , offenses against public persons include conspiracy (US Department of Justice , FBI 2006 .Natural crimes or the so-called Mala in se are those crimes which…