Chapter 10

Question 0

Theft or attempted theft in direct confrontation w/victim by force or the threat of force

Answer 0

Robbery

Question 1

Robbery is a personal crime and involves _________ contact between the victim and the offender

Answer 1

face to face

Question 2

Terms for robbery include

Answer 2

Holdups, muggings, and stick ups

Question 3

The _________________ defines robbery as the taking or attempting to take anything of value from care custody or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence or by putting the victim in fear

Answer 3

Uniform crime reporting program

Question 4

McClintock and Gibson have found that robbery follows one of five patterns

Answer 4

Robbery of persons employed in positions placing them in charge of money or goods (banks)
Robbery in open areas (muggings/street robberies)
Robbery on private premises
Robbery after preliminary association of short duration
Robbery after previous association of some duration between victim and offender

Question 5

____________ typically involve targets such as stores and businesses located close to major thoroughfares

Answer 5

Commercial robberies

Question 6

__________ usually involve robberies of individual retail bank branches

Answer 6

Bank robberies

Question 7

________________ target retail businesses that emphasize providing the public a convenient location to quickly purchase products and services

Answer 7

Convenience store robberies

Question 8

____________ are committed on public streets and alleyways and are the most common type of robberies

Answer 8

Street robberies

Question 9

Vehicle robberies usually target the _______ of the vehicle

Answer 9

driver

Question 10

Has a long term commitment to crime as a source of livelihood planning and organizing crimes before committing them and pursuing money to support a particular lifestyle

Answer 10

Professional robber

Question 11

Steals to obtain small amounts of money when a vulnerable target is identified

Answer 11

Opportunistic robbery

Question 12

Steals to support a drug habit has a low commitment to robbery but a high commitment to theft

Answer 12

Drug addict robbery

Question 13

Excessive alcohol consumption may cause some persons to enter into robbery as a criminal alternative

Answer 13

Alcoholic robbery

Question 14

The first officer on the scene should cover ____________ exit from the robbery location

Answer 14

the most likely

Question 15

Because many robbers are _________ it is important to document the techniques and method if operation (mo) used by the suspect

Answer 15

recidivists

Question 16

Those involving multiple armed offenders are less common but more lucrative losses are 10 times greater than average

Answer 16

Takeover robberies

Question 17

ATM robberies most occur at night with the highest risk between ___________

Answer 17

Midnight and 4 am

Question 18

The average loss resulting from ATM robberies is between _________.

Answer 18

$100 and $200

Question 19

Robbers stake out streets and exit ramps from airports and when automobile drivers come to a stop at a streetlight the robbers approach the car break the window and holdup driver at gun point

Answer 19

Smash and grab robbery

Question 20

The primary motivation for robbery is to obtain money although some juvenile robbers are also motivated by peer influence and the quest for _______.

Answer 20

“thrills”

Question 21

Firearms were used in 41 percent of robberies and 42 percent were ____________.

Answer 21

strong-arm robberies

Question 22

The loss sustained in most robberies is less than _____.

Answer 22

$100

Question 23

Commercial robbery typically occurs at the end of a workweek and during the evening and ___________.

Answer 23

very early morning hours

Question 24

_____ of bank robbers tried in the US courts are convicted and sentenced.

Answer 24

93 percent

Question 25

Bank robberies are _________________ crimes that are often acts of desperation.

Answer 25

spontaneous and opportunistic

Question 26

The measures that might deter an amateur may well increase the likelihood of violence by _________.

Answer 26

Professional robbers

Question 27

Convenience store robberies have been classified according to the offenders MO:

Answer 27

Straight: demanding money immediately
Customer: demanding money after engaging the act of making a purchase

Question 28

What kind of robber:
Note passed to teller or simple verbal demand
Waits in line
No weapon

Answer 28

Amateur robber

Question 29

What kind of robber

Multiple offenders with division of labor 
Shows evidence of planning
May be older 
prior bank convictions
Travels further to rob banks

Answer 29

Professional robber

Question 30

Targets banks early in the week

Answer 30

Professional robber

Question 31

Targets banks near closing or on Friday

Answer 31

Amateur robber

Question 32

What kind of robber:
Previous robbery
Busy road near intersection
Multidirectional traffic
Corner locations multiple vehicle exits

Answer 32

Professional robber

Question 33

What kind of robber:
Previous robbery
Heavy pedestrian traffic or adjacent to dense multifarious residences
Parcels without barriers
Parcels with egress obscured

Answer 33

Amateur robber

Question 34

Offenders are more likely to rob youths(17 and below) between ______.

Answer 34

3-6pm

Question 35

Cabs that pick up fares off the street or from taxi stands includes medallion or yellow cabs

Answer 35

Pay for hire cabs

Question 36

Cabs that must be booked through a central dispatching office such as mini cabs

Answer 36

Car services

Question 37

Home invasions begin as burglaries but ________ to robberies after the intrude discovers that there is someone home and chooses to use violence as a means of completing the theft.

Answer 37

convert

Question 38

When someone has a right to be in the house and commits the crime. 54 percent of these robberies are committed by acquaintances

Answer 38

Residential robbery

Question 39

In home invasions the most common point of attack is through the ________.

Answer 39

front door or garage

Question 40

It is not stick ups or muggings but is an instance of petty extortion or a “shakedown” of students or teachers. (Average dollar loss is less than $1)

Answer 40

School robbery

Question 41

In almost 9 out of 10 robbery victimization the robbers are ______.

Answer 41

Male

Question 42

Victims _________ are more likely to be attacked than younger victims

Answer 42

65 and older

Question 43

The _________ broadcast should contain as much important information as possible

Answer 43

Supplemental

Question 44

Witnesses should be located and statements taken so a __________ can be broadcast

Answer 44

Flash

Question 45

________ tactics tend to be the domain of the pack the individual mugger tends to prefer weapons and guns are the most common

Answer 45

Strong-arm

Question 46

Physical evidence in robberies:

Answer 46

Blood 
Fingerprints
Notes from robbers
Binding material
Fired cartridge

Question 47

Firearms were used in 41 percent of robberies and 42 percent were ___________.

Answer 47

Strong arm robberies

Question 48

In majority of bank robbers the perpetrator acts _____ in the facility but accomplices may be waiting in an escape vehicle outside

Answer 48

alone