Crimes against property
Over the years the FBI has created different categories for different types of thieves or burglars depending on the scenario. Although legal distinctions separate the crime of burglary and larceny, both are considered property crimes of theft. Thus all offenders that commit these crimes are considered thieves. Too understand the legal classifications of property crimes there needs to be a basic understanding of professional and persistent thieves. There are many forms of property crimes. Larceny-theft also comes in different forms. In modern society motor vehicle theft has reared its head. Burglary is different than theft in how it is committed. Things that thieves and burglars steal are often given to others to sell off. Even arson can be considered property crime in some cases.
In theft there are those that are considered professional, while others are considered persistent. Although many thieves are persistent, it does not mean that they are professional. The offenders that commit crime with some degree of skill, earn reasonably well from their crimes, and despite stealing repeatedly, spend little time incarcerated are considered professional. For many criminals, they do not fit this profile and never reach the title of a professional. Persistent thieves stay in common law property crimes with an ordinary level of success. These thieves usually do not specialize in any degree. The vast majority alternate between the crimes like car theft, burglary, and robbery.
Non-violent crimes that involve the taking cash or possessions from an individual without the lawful right to do so are classified as property crimes. These crimes are often called high-volume meaning that the items that are stolen are usually o...
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... there are four that fall into this category: burglary, breaking and entering with the intent to steal, arson, the burning of someone’s property, larceny-theft, taking property from another, and motor vehicle theft, the stealing of a land vehicle. Thieves and burglars sometimes use other people as a way to turn stolen goods into profit, an example of this is fences, who are people that distribute stolen goods.
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This paper will provide an explanation into how differential association theory explains burglary. Burglary, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I), considers a property crime a Type 1 Index Crime because of its potentially violent nature. The F.B.I. breaks burglary down into three sub classifications. This paper discusses the elements of the crime of burglary and what constitutes a structure or dwelling. It will discuss a brief history of the deviance, trends and rates, and how it correlates to the specific theory that this paper will also discuss.
When I think of crime I think of an action someone has done that society sees as unfit, whether that action is justifies by the person. Most of the time people don’t really care if the person was stealing so they could feed their family or stealing so they can pay for medical bills, a crime is a crime. Although crime is unlawful there usually is an origin. Some argue that it comes from desperation, which are the usual ordinary crimes you hear on the news, others believe it comes from greed. Where does this constant state of despair come from, research points to poverty. It’s widely known that neighborhoods that struggle in poverty are more likely to be prone to crime. The greed aspect comes from people wanting to make a profit so they join organizations that revolve around crime, which would be organized crime. The greed that makes people do crime is brought by organized crime, while others firmly believe that crime comes from the desperation that poverty causes.
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