Section 11 Flashcards
Least common robbery?
residential
You do not have to use force the threat of force is enough for robbery. True or False
true
Vast majority of burglaries are where?
residential
74% of all burglaries are
1.
2.
3.
- more likely during the day
- unoccupied
- construction sites
Burglaries are more often during the day because
people are at work
During the day or at night someone might be on vacation and they know that. This allows for burglaries because
unoccupied places
Good targets because they have expensive equipment as well as the pipes are made of copper.
construction sites
Usually set up with a lot of them together and they discourage burglaries.
commercial
When they are out of the way or in a high poverty area, they are more likely to be burglarized.
commercial
They go to high poverty areas because crimes are committed in areas where they live and more criminals live in high poverty areas. True or False
True
Elements of the crime for burglary: 1.
2.
3.
- entering a structure
- without permission
- to commit a crime
- entering a structure
- without permission
- to commit a crime
Elements of the crime for burglary
You must prove that they entered a building. By using surveillance cameras, leave behind footprints, hair, blood, or DNA.
first element of the crime for burglary
If they enter a structure ____ ______. all you have to do is ask the owner for confirmation
without permission
Could be to steal jewelry or copper pipes. In a lot of jurisdictions this is presumed.
To commit a crime
If you can prove entering a structure and without permission it is presumed that what?
the person was there to commit a crime
If the defense thinks that they entered a structure without permission and did not intend to commit a crime the burden of proof is on the ______ to prove they were there for some other reason.
defense
Example, out hunting and get lost. Find a cabin enter it without permission but you will freeze to death if you do not. The defense needs to prove what?
you were not there to commit a crime and your life is endangered
Whether it is a higher degree of burglary or separate crime that can be a higher charge. this means what is often charged higher
household and nighttime often charged higher
Burglary with a weapon is often charged higher. True or False
True
In some jurisdictions it could be $100.00. If you commit a burglary and steal something worth $50.00 that is a _______. However, if you steal $150.00 that is a ______.
misdemeanor
felony
You could be charged with one or the other or both. Could be a bag with a crowbar and a screwdriver that you do not have a legitimate use for. Example, construction worker would get away with it. Are possession of burglary tools charged separeatly ?
yes
Very low clearance rate 13% for what?
burglaries
If you get your house burglarized there is a __% chance they catch the person.
13
In a lot of jurisdictions police have gotten tired of burglar alarms because ___% of the time they are false alarms.
96%
There must be two things:
- the burglary alarm
- something else to show that it was not a false alarm for what?
police to respond
If your house is burglarized the police are going to ask who has been in your house in the last month. Why?
There are a lot of burglars who perform normal jobs and use that to case the place
Example, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde needed money and he had rich friends. He would mold a key and go back and burgle them later. True or Flase
true
A lot of times when people are hurting for money they will _____ themselves and then get paid twice for stolen goods they sell and insurance money.
Burglarize
The more people that normally go in and out of a place that has been burglaries the more difficult it will be to find _______ that will be useful.
fingerprints
Oil in your skin is what leaves the fingerprints. True or False
True
These can be a little easier because there is usually some material.
footprints
If you are leaving a ______ it is going to be in some medium.
footprint
mud footprint is going to be gone quickly. If it tracks into a building it will not last long. True or False
True
Example, stepping through blood or motor oil we can determine how long it has been there. True of False
True
People squeal their tires and take off when leaving a scene of a crime and those can be important. If someone parks in your driveway and runs into the grass that can help determine the type of car. Based on what?
Tire prints
A lot of people are stupid and leave ____ behind during a burglary.
tools
Tools can be things like rock, brick that is used to break a window during a what ?
burglary
The marks left behind by any given tool. Locked door and crow bar used to pry door open is going to leave marks that can be what?
matched to a specific tool
If we get a suspect and he has the crowbar we can catch him. True or False
true
A lot of times when you are committing a burglary you get into the building by ______.
breaking glass on doors and windows
Faking a burglary they break the window from the inside and the glass falls on the outside. Obvious fake. True or False
True
If they break the glass and then go in they will have glass in the bottom of their shoes. True or False
True
When cars hit anything they leave behind traces of _____ and that can be matched to the make, model, and year of a specific car.
Paint chips
Example, if you burglarize a place and hit the door frame their will be paint on your tool. True or False
true
When you break into a safe by blowing it open there is a ton of ______. it gets everywhere on the person that broke and we can look for evidence of this.
safe insulation
what covers everything
explosive residue
People break in and leave what behind?
personal possessions
If you break a window there is a big chance you will cut yourself and bleed and leave what behind
?
DNA
Leave behind a ___ ____ .
calling card
Example, home alone the wet bandits because they leave a towel in the sink drain so it will flood the house
calling card
