chap 6 Property crimes

burglary

unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft (whether force or not)

soft

more about easy or ___ targets rather than elaborate schemes

residential

____ properties more likely to be burglary targets than non____

rented

____ households more likely to be burglary targets than owned

57% and $2,416

over __% of reported buglaries involved forcible entry, and the average cost victims about $___

fence

place for criminals to store stolen goods

thoroughfares

burglarized residences usually close to ___ or at the corner of a street block

getaway

burglarized houses often border playgrounds, woods, and other nonresidential areas for a better ___

visible

parts of the house usually not ___ from the street

true

both disadvantaged and average neighboods have burglary  (t/f)

true

victims rarely know the offenders (t/f)

wanted items

concealable, removable, available, valuable, enjoyable, disposable

burglary

higher income neighborhoods have less ___ bc security measures, neighbors looking out for each other

exposure, occupancy, accessibility

3 types of property selection criteria

amateur burglars

unskilled, spontaneous, drug addiction or homeless, caught easily

professional burglars

skilled, gain profit, good at eluding, competent

residential burglars

work in groups, gain info, assess targets, time of day, potential incumbrancers (fence, dog, etc)

accomplices

subservient role, a lookout or driver

partners

equals, tasks divided equally

drugs

females more likely to spend burglary gains on ___

family, friends, street introduce, help finance a lavish lifestyle

why burglary?

hard to solve bc lack of phys evidence, inability to identify what was taken, identification, time needed, time occurred

characteristics

problematic bc time needed, need to balance

more characteristics

prevention

community education helps for ___ (neighborhood watch programs, educated citizens, alarms, dogs)

arson

willful or malicious burning or attempting to burn, with or w/o intent to defraud

houses, buildings, vehicles, aircrafts, property, anything of value

arson often destroys

insurance, spite, hatred

reasons for arson

mostly male but female increasing, unmarried, poorly educated, live alone, unemployed, late adolescence thru early adulthood

profile on arsonists

introverted, unattractive, mentally disordered, females likely sexually abused, crim histories for other things, 20% schizophrenic, not intellectual

characteristics of arsonists

male, delinquents, more likely than girls to have a mental health diagnosis

arsonists are predominantly

stressful recent pant, mistreated n suicidal, unstable homes, school trouble, impulsive or accidental

female arsonists..

unlawful taking of smth with no force

larceny/theft

shoplifting, pocket picking, purse snatching, motor vehicle thefts

larceny examples

title 2C: first second third fourth degree, disorderly persons and petty d.p.

grand larceny (enumerated crime)

$200 and indictable

grand larceny is $___ or more and is an _____ crime

$200 and $987 and 24%

petit larceny less than $___ , is a Disorderly Persons Offense (misdemeanor), average value $___ per offense, and __% are motor vehicle offenses

impulsive, occasional, amateur, professional

types of shoplifting

little thought to consequences

impulsive shoplifters

influenced by peers out of boredom

occasional shoplifters

unwilling to pay for item and see opportunity

amateur shoplifters

resell, organized, teams

professional shoplifters

dont want to pay, peer pressured, do it for a living, cannot afford, addiction

motivation for shoplifting

caught

shoplifters are not often ___ because it goes unobserved

training programs, awareness seminars, hiring loss prevention

to reduce shoplifting, retail industry has launched

theft or attempted theft of car, motorcycle, etc, highest recovery rate of all stolen property, most take place near the victims home during night

motor vehicle theft

joyriding, short n lorn term transportation, profit, use for crimes, obtain parts, insurance fraud

mv theft motives

hotwiring

most auto thieves are competent at disarming security measure aka

financial gain

offenders motivated by___ ___ so focus on expensive cars

strategies on what types to steal and locations (buyer request orders, end up overseas)

discretionary target selection

electronic keys

is one method of preventing car theft

carjacking, burglarizing homes, fraudulently, owners fault

methods of getting keys