Ch 13 Flashcards
What are the crimes listed/included in property crimes?
Burglary theft and fraud
The entering of the structure for the purpose of committing a felony or theft
Burglary
What is almost predominantly a crime where in the object of the crime is the breaking and entering a structure for the purpose of committing theft?
Burglary
do used to separate the degrees of burglary?
Some of the old essential elements of common law burglary
According to uniform crime reports how many estimated burglaries were there in 2012?
2,103,787
Percentage of burglaries that involved forcible entry
59%
Percentage of burglaries that involved unlawful entries without force
34%
This is a crime of opportunity and a crime of easy opportunity
Burglary
Many burglaries limit their activities to a certain area and thus reduce
The scope of the burglaries
Burglary is usually what type of crime in that the burglar normally tries to avoid contact with victims?
Passive crime
True or false
the chances of getting caught in in occupied structure are lower then being apprehended in an unoccupied structure
False
T/f
The chances of getting caught in an unoccupied structure are lower than the chances of being apprehended in an occupied structure
True
Without an alarm to alert police of a crime in progress, no ——can take place
Hot search
When the criminal has fled the scene shortly before the police arrive, and the victim gives the police a physical description of the criminal, the vehicle, and of the direction of flight, thus giving the police the opportunity for a
Warm search
When a victim does not know that his or her premises have been burglarized until sometime after the burger has fled the scene. This restricts the police apprehension process to the
Cold portion of the crime solving process
The crime solving process is, commonly termed
Investigative phase
Burglars usually are not apprehended at the scene of the crime or in-flight but must be apprehended as a result of what?
Investigative process
List the two general types of burglars
The amateur and the professional
This type a burglar are those persons who work at burglary as a trade, making a living by burglary and Larsony alone and having no other means of income
Professional burglars
This type of burglar includes the burglar who commits crimes primarily to secure money for drugs
Amateur burglar
What is probably the most common serious crime in the united states?
Burglary
List two types of burglars based on skill
- the ability to gain entry to the premises
- the business sense of the burglar in regard to the selection of loot and the method of disposing of the proceeds of the crime
List the three types of burglar categories
- unskilled number
- semiskilled
- professional
This type of entry of the burglar refers to when a burglar forces a door or window with a tool such as a tire iron, screwdriver, or small crowbar or box opener
Jimmy entry