Crime - A

Question 1

What are the five sticky fingers of theft?

Answer 1

• Dishonestly
• Appropriates
• Property
• Belonging to another
• With intent to permanently deprive

Question 2

What is the definition for ‘Abstracting Electricity’?

Answer 2

A person is guilty of abstracting electricity when he:
- Dishonestly uses it without due authority, or;
- Dishonestly causes it to be diverted or wasted

Question 3

What is the definition of ‘Unauthorised Taking a Pedal Cycle’?

Answer 3

It is an offence to take a pedal cycle:
- Without the consent of the owner, or;
- Other lawful authority, or;
- Knowing it has been so taken to ride on it

Question 4

What is the definition of ‘Criminal Attempt’?

Answer 4

If with intent to commit an indictable offence a person does act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence.

Question 5

What is the definition of ‘Robbery’?

Answer 5

A person is guilty of robbery if:
- They steal and immediately before doing so or at the time of doing so and in order to do so uses force on any person, or;
- Puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.

Question 6

What is the definition of ‘Burglary’ Subsection 9, point A?

Answer 6

• Enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal anything in the building, or part of a building, or;
• Inflict grievous bodily harm to any person therein, or;
• Do lawful damage to the building or anything therein

Question 7

What is ‘Burglary’ under Subsection 9, point B?

Answer 7

• Having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser steals, or attempts to steal anything therein, or;
• Inflict or attempts to inflict grievous bodily harm on any person therein

Question 8

What is the definition of ‘Aggravated Burglary’?

Answer 8

Any person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has with him any:
- Firearm or imitation firearm
- Any weapon of offence, or;
- Explosive