Theft related offenses

Question 1

Fence

Answer 1

person who has connection to dispose of the stolen property

Question 2

3 types of burglary

Answer 2

• forcible entry
• unlawful entry
• no force was used

Question 3

fungible goods

Answer 3

items that are not easily traceable ( tools, liquor, clothing)

Question 4

Larceny theft

Answer 4

the most common crime committed for personal gain 70%

Question 5

forgery

Answer 5

making, changing, unauthorized signature of document with the intent to deceive another

Question 6

fraud

Answer 6

intentional deception of a person by another made for monetary gain

Question 7

most common type of forgery

Answer 7

signing someone else’s check

Question 8

check kiting

Answer 8

drawing cash on accounts made up of uncollected funds

2 different bank accounts

Question 9

embezzlement

Answer 9

employees of an organization stealing large amounts of money over a long period of time; fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom the property was entrusted

Question 10

shoplifting

Answer 10

studies show that 1 in 9 retail customers steal from department stores

Question 11

boosters or heels

Answer 11

professional shoplifter that steals to resell merchandise at usually 1/2 the price

Question 12

snitches

Answer 12

respectable persons who do perceive themselves as thieves but systemic shoplifters who steal for their own use rather than sell

Question 13

identify theft

Answer 13

directly impacts as many as 10 million victims annually in 1998 it was made a federal crime

Question 14

cybercrime

Answer 14

destruction, theft or unauthorized use, modification, or copying of information, programs, services, equipment or communication networks

Question 15

vehicle theft fraud

Answer 15

owner give up, 30 day specials, export fraud, phantom vehicle

Question 16

insurance fraud

Answer 16

10 % of claims are fraudulent