Unit 2: Chapter 12: Property Crime and Fraud

Question 1

What are the 4 types of property crime the FBI classifies as Part I offenses?

Answer 1

1. Burglary
2. Larceny-theft
3. Motor vehicle theft
4. Arson

Question 2

Which property crime is attempted or completed “unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft”?

Answer 2

Burglary

Question 3

Which property crime is attempted or completed “unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another”?

Answer 3

Larceny-theft

Question 4

Which property crime is “any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc”?

Answer 4

Arson

Question 5

Which property crimes involve “making, altering, uttering, or possessing, with intent to defraud, anything false in the semblance of that which is true”?

Answer 5

Forgery and Counterfeiting

Question 6

Which property crime involves “obtaining money or property by false pretenses”?

Answer 6

Fraud

Question 7

Which property crime is defined as “the misappropriation of misapplication of money or property entrusted to one’s care, custody, or control”?

Answer 7

Embezzlement

Question 8

What are Part I property crimes in the chapter 12 of the book?

Answer 8

Burglary, Larceny-theft, Motor-Vehicle Theft, and Arson

Question 9

What are Part II property crimes in chapter 12 of the book?

Answer 9

Forgery, Counterfeiting, Fraud, Buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property, and Embezzlement

Question 10

Which geographical area is property crime the highest in? Lowest?

Answer 10

Property crime is higher in the South. Lowest in the Northeast.

Question 11

According to arrest data, what race and gender is the typical property offender?

Answer 11

White males

Question 12

What does Social Organization of property crime?

Answer 12

refers to the roles that different property criminals play and the social networks that support their criminal ways

Question 13

The book categorizes shoplifters as snitches and boosters. What are the differences between the two?

Answer 13

Most shoplifters are snitches, who steal merchandise of little value they keep for themselves. Booster, 10% of shoplifters, sell their stolen goods.

Question 14

Describe the characteristics of a Low-skilled burglar.

Answer 14

Low-level burglars are adolescents and young adults who get together to commit spontaneous, unskilled burglaries. They typically spend only a few minutes in the residence they enter and steal only small amounts of money and items popular in their age group.

Question 15

Describe the characteristics of a Middle-range burglar.

Answer 15

tend to be older; more apt to spend time searching for attractive targets; tend to act alone; more skilled than low-level burglars and more able to defeat home security systems; spend a fair amount of time in the residences they enter

Question 16

Describe the characteristics of a High-level burglar.

Answer 16

most skilled of all; spend more time in residences; tend to act in groups of two or more; spend a lot of time planning their burglaries

Question 17

The book describes the support system for burglars involving tipsters and fences. What are the definitions of the two?

Answer 17

Tipsters let burglars know when it’s safe to commit a crime and fences help the burglars get rid of their goods.

Question 18

TRUE/FALSE

Households with higher incomes are more likely to be burglarized than households with lower incomes.

Answer 18

FALSE

Households with lower incomes are more likely to be burglarized than households with higher incomes.

Question 19

“A store is ripping us off or charging us too much, so we will rip it off”

What is this technique called that property crime offenders use to justify their illegal behavior?

Answer 19

neutralization, or rationalizations

Question 20

The Routine Activities Theory is used to explain property crime. A property crime will occur when what 3 elements are combined?

Answer 20

1. Absence of a capable guardian (door locks, security)
2. A suitable victim
3. A motivated offender

Question 21

What is target hardening?

Answer 21

An effort to make it more difficult to burglarize.

Question 22

What do the efforts of target hardening include?

Answer 22

Stronger locks, burglar alarms, and other home security means

Question 23

What type of fraud involves acquiring someone else’s credit card number, Social Security number, bank account information, or other information that is then used for illegal economic gain, including the draining of an individual’s bank account?

Answer 23

Identity theft

Question 24

Which type of fraud involves the intentional failure to pay all taxes owed?

Answer 24

Tax fraud, or tax evasion