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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