Chapter 11

Question 1

Arrest by owner of property

Answer 1

the right of the owner or designate to arrest without warrant anyone found committing a criminal offence on or in relation to the owner’s property

Question 2

Arson

Answer 2

the intentional or reckless damage by fire or explosion to property

Question 3

Booster

Answer 3

professional shoplifter who steals with the intention of reselling stolen merchandise

Question 4

Burglary

Answer 4

breaking and entering a place with the intent to commit an indictable offence

Question 5

confidence game

Answer 5

A swindle, usually involving a get rich quick scheme, often with illegal overtones, so that the victim will be afraid or embarassed to call the police

Question 6

constructive possession

Answer 6

a legal fiction that applies to situations in which persons voluntarily give up physical custody of their property but still retain legal ownership

Question 7

Embezzlement

Answer 7

taking and keeping the property of others, such as clients or employers, with which one has been entrusted

Question 8

False pretences

Answer 8

misrepresenting a fact in a way that causes a decieved victim to give money or property to the offender

Question 9

Fence

Answer 9

a reciever of stolen goods

Question 10

Fraud

Answer 10

use of deceit or falsehood, whether or not it is a false pretence, to obtain property, money, or other valuables from a person or the public

Question 11

naive cheque forgers

Answer 11

amateurs who cash bad cheques because of some financial crisis but have little identification with a criminal subculture

Question 12

occasional criminals

Answer 12

offenders who do not define themselves by a criminal role or view themselves as committed career criminals

Question 13

professional criminals

Answer 13

offenders who make a significant portion of their income from crime

Question 14

shoplifting

Answer 14

the taking of goods from retail stores

Question 15

situational inducement

Answer 15

short term influence on a person’s behaviour, such as financial problems, or peer pressure, that increases risk taking

Question 16

snitch

Answer 16

amateur shoplifter who does not self-identify as a theif but who systematically steals merchandise for personal use

Question 17

systematic forgers

Answer 17

professionals who make a living by passing bad cheques

Question 18

target hardening strategy

Answer 18

locking goods into place or using electronic tags and sensing devices as means of preventing shoplifting

Question 19

target removal strategy

Answer 19

displaying dummy or disabled goods as means of preventing shoplifting

Question 20

theft

Answer 20

taking for one’s own use the property of another, by means other than force or threats on the victim or forcibly breaking into a person’s home or workplace

Question 21

theft over 5000$

Answer 21

treated as an indictable offence. where the value of what is stolen exceeds 5000$

Question 22

theft under 5000$

Answer 22

where value of stolen property does not exceed 5000$, treated as a hybrid offence for which the Crown can proceed by way of summary conviction or indictment