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Chapter 9: Property Offenses
10 cards·by ariel99
Criminological theories explaining offenses
Classical strain theory, critical theory, psychological theory
Burglary (3 violations of people's comfort zone)
Someone entering without permission, taking personal things, assault/rape
Burglary
Forcible entry, unlawful entry, attempted forcible entry
Burglaries are premeditated and planned
Plan, choose time/place & lack of close monitoring
Reasons Burglars commit their offense
Financial reward, revenge, thrill-seeking, sexual deviance, lifestyle/lack of
legitimate opportunities
Burglars-5 characteristics of potential targets
Occupancy, a location not easily observed, accessibility, presence of worthy items, and
spacy location
Larceny and fraud
The unlawful taking of property from another person, robbery differs from theft bc it
requires the use of or threat of violence
2 types of Larceny
Petit-includes the theft of property from another person, grand larceny- Has unlimited
price tag
2 types of thieves
Opportunity thieves- when it is the right moment, professional thieves- do it for a living
Art theft
Moving money through the banking system of physically is different, art theft became useful
as a medium of exchange or to laundry money