Chapter 11 - Robbery Flashcards
The taking of personal property from the person or presence of a possessor, taking against he person’s will and taking by force or fear are the essential elements of?
robbery
An extortion scheme in which a woman places a selected victim in a compromising position and then victimizes him by demanding money.
badger game
What are the three styles robbery has been categorized into?
ambush, selective raid, and planned operation
Style of robbery that is the least planned and based on the element of surprise.
ambush
Minimum of planning but involves some casing, checking out or visiting and observing the robbery scene.
selective raid
The robbery is carefully structured. The group examines all aspects of the situation and plans for all foreseeable contingencies and may do practice runs.
planned operation
What are the most common type of robberies?
bank, business, home invasion, drug house, street, carjacking
What is them most commonly committed form of robbery?
street robberies
What crime is favored by repeat offenders?
aggravated robbery
The second major problem regarding proof in robberies is how to show conclusively that the crime committed is a robbery in which the victim was separated from his or her valuables through force or against the victim’s will?
True or False
True