Property Crimes Flashcards
Situational inducement
Short term influence on a persons behaviour such as financial problems or peer pressure that increases risk taking
Occasional criminals
Offenders who do not define themselves by a criminal role or view themselves as committed career criminals
Professional criminals
Offenders who make a significant portion of their income from crime
Theft
Taking for ones own use the property of another, by means other than force or threats on the victim or forcibly breaking into a persons home or work place
Constructive possession
A legal fiction that applies to situations in which persons voluntarily give up physical custody of their own property but still retain legal ownership
Theft under 5000
Theft where the value of the property stolen does not exceed 5000, treated as a hybrid offence for which the crown can proceed by way of summary conviction or indictment
Theft over 5000
Theft where the value of property stolen exceeds 5000 treated as an indictable offence
Shoplifting
The taking of goods from retail stores
Booster
Professional shoplifter who steals with the intention of reselling stolen merchandise
Fence
A Reciever of stolen goods
Snitch
Amateur shoplifter who does not self identify as a thief but who systematically steals merchandise for personal use
Arrest by owner of property
The right of the owner or designAte to arrest without warrant anyone found commuting a criminal offence on or in relation to owners property
Target removal strategy
Displaying dummy or disabled goods as means of preventing shoplifting
Target hardening strategy
Locking goods into place or using electronic tags and sensing devices as means of preventing shop lifting
False pretences
Misrepresenting a fact in a way that causes a deceived victim to give money or property to offender
Fraud
Use of deceit or falsehood whether or not it is a false pretence to obtain property money or other valuables from person or public
Naive cheque forgers
Amateurs who cash bad cheques because of some financial crisis but have little identification with a criminal sub culture
Systematic forgers
Professionals who make a living by passing bad cheques
Confidence game
A swindle usually involving. Get rich quick scheme often with illegal overtones so that the victim will be afraid or embarrassed to call the police
Burglary (break and enter)
Breaking into and entering a place with the intent to commit an indictable offence
Embezzlement (breach of trust )
Taking and keeping the property of others such as clients or employers with which one has been entrusted
