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Chapter 11
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Crimes Against
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Crimes Against Property
• Professional criminals
• Persistent thieves
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Professional criminalsProfessional criminals
Crimes Against Property
Those who commit crime with some degree of skill, earn reasonably well from their crimes,…
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…and spend little time incarcerated
Crimes Against Property
Professional criminalsProfessional criminals
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Persistent ThievesPersistent Thieves
Crimes Against Property
Those who continue in common-law property crimes, despite an ordinary level of success
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Larceny-Theft
The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another
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Larceny is the most frequently occurring propertyoffense
Larceny-Theft
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Larceny-Theft
Theft on college campuses
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Who Shoplifts?Who Shoplifts?
across all social classes
Larceny-Theft
Younger adolescents,
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ShopliftingShoplifting
• A gateway offense
• A starting point leading to more serious and chronic types of offending
Larceny-Theft
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• Impulsive shoplifters
• Occasional shoplifters
• Episodic shoplifters
Larceny-TheftShoplifting typologiesShoplifting typologies
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• Amateur shoplifters
• Semiprofessional shoplifters
Larceny-TheftShoplifting typologiesShoplifting typologies
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BurglaryInvolves unlawful entry into a structure for the purpose of committing a felony, generally a theft
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Types of BurglarsTypes of Burglars
• Low-level burglars
• Middle-range burglars
• High-level burglars
Burglary
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• Primarily found among juveniles
• “Spur of the moment” type of crime
BurglaryLow-level burglarsLow-level burglars
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Low-level burglarsLow-level burglars
• Work with others
• Easily dissuaded by locks, alarms and other security devices
Burglary
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Middle Range burglarsMiddle Range burglars
• Older in age
• Use alcohol or drugs
Burglary
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Select targets that take into account both potential payoff and the risk involved
BurglaryMiddle Range burglarsMiddle Range burglars
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Lack connections that permit dealing in stolen
goods on a large
scale
BurglaryMiddle Range burglarsMiddle Range burglars
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High Level burglarsHigh Level burglars
• Professionals
• Work in organized crews
• Connected with reliable sources of information about targets
Burglary
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• Known to the police
• Activities remain concealed from detection
BurglaryHigh Level burglarsHigh Level burglars
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LocalesLocales
• Residences (evening)
• Commercial buildings (daytime)
Burglary
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Stolen Property
A person receiving stolen property knowing the same to be stolen is deemed guilty of a felony
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• The least common method of disposing of stolen goods for the majority of thieves
• Most common for professional thieves
Stolen PropertyFenceFence
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Arson
Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud,…
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…a dwelling, a house, public building, motor
vehicle, aircraft,
personal property of another, etc.
Arson
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• Vast majority of arsonists are juveniles
• More in cities than rural areas
Arson
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Involves residential and commercial buildings
Arson
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Fire SettersJuvenile categoriesJuvenile categories
1. Children younger than 7
2. Between ages 8 and 12
3. Between ages 13 and 18
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