Bank robbery Flashcards
1
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Bank Robberies general info
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clearance rate of 80-90%
violation of state and federal crime
2
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History of Bank Robbery
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- Spiked during great depression
- Bonnie and Clyde, Dillinger, Jessie James
- After GD, robberies dropped to nearly 0 until the 60s
- Baby boom made crimes increase
- today there is about 8,000 per year
- 3/4 robbers don’t wear masks
- 9 out of 10 had never been in the bank before they robbed it
3
Q
Crime & Age
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Crime is correlated with age!
16-24 peak age
1957 peak year of crime
4
Q
4 Ways Banks Prevent Robbery
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- Silent Alarms
- Timed Vaults
- Bullet Proof Cage
- Dye Packs
5
Q
Edwin Sutherland
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famous criminologist who coined the term “White collar crime”
6
Q
White Collar Crime
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A crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation
7
Q
7 forms of white collar crimes
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- price fixing
- kickback
- short changing
- employee larceny
- false weights and measures
- false repairs
- false charities
8
Q
Price fixing
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capitalism goes up, competition goes down
- ex: cereal, airlines, soda, glasses. A single case of price fixing worth more than all the bank robberies (in a year)
