Property Crimes Definitions
Property Crimes
Property Crimes Continued
White Collar Crime
Repeat Offenders
100
The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle
What is Motor Vehicle Theft
100
This item is most likely to be targeted during a burglary
What is a gun
100
The four serious types of property crime according to the UCR
What is Burglary, Larceny-theft, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson
100
This term was coined by Sutherland to contrast against "street crime"
What is white collar crime?
100
Laws intended to punish repeat offenders by giving life sentences for repeat crimes
What is Three Strikes
200
The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft
What is Burglary
200
This crime accounts for 50-60% of all crimes
What is Larceny-theft
200
The three types of individuals most likely to commit a burglary.
What is teenage boys, those with previous criminal histories, and drug users
200
The 6 types of white collar crime mentioned in lecture
What is Tax evasion, Bribery and extortion, Blackmail, Conspiracy, Embezzlement, Insider trading/stock manipulation
200
Three strikes laws were intended to punish only those who committed multiple types of this offense
What is Violent offenses
300
Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
What is Arson
300
This type of crime is most likely to be committed by males, children, and the people whose job it is to combat the result of this type of crime
What is Arson
300
The lesser property crimes according to the UCR
What is Forgery & Counterfeiting, Fraud, Embezzlement, Stolen Property (Buying, Receiving, Possessing)
300
An agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act
What is Conspiracy
300
The 2 charges against the CA prison system that led to the ruling mandating that CA release 40,000 prisoners
What is Inadequate medical care and overcrowding
400
The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another
What is larceny-theft
400
Car jacking is more similar to *this* crime than auto theft
What is Robbery
400
The type of larceny most likely to be investigated
What is Shoplifting
400
When officers, directors, and stockholders who hold more than 10% of the stock of a corporation listed on a national exchange buy and sell corporate shares
What is insider trading
400
53% of three strikes inmates are convicted of these two types of offenses
What is non serious and non violent offenses, or Drugs and Property crimes
500
Condition of having the power to control an item along with the intent to do so
What is constructive possession
500
The theory that we can most easily apply to burglary that determines who will be a victim
What is Routine Activities Theory
500
This crime can be considered a property crime and a white collar crime
What is Embezzlement
500
The three types of government related crimes listed in your text
What is Obstruction of justice, Political crimes/official misuse of power, and Civil rights violations
500
4 reasons that criminals cannot be “professionals”
What is (1)Criminals do not really specialize, (2) No formal training, (3) No credentials, (4) No organizations that represent criminals and make standards
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