Exam 12: Property Crime

In the crime of larceny, _____________ is willingly giving up temporary physical possession of property but retaining legal ownership.

Complete strangers approached in a public place by someone offering a great deal on valuable commodities would be called:

Of the approximately 6 million larcenies recorded each year by the UCR, about ________________ percent are shoplifting incidents.

__________________are not professional criminals; instead their decision to steal is spontaneous and their acts are unskilled, unplanned, and haphazard.

Grand larceny is a misdemeanor and typically involves small amounts of money or property.

Exporting stolen vehicles has become a global problem, and the emergence of capitalism in Eastern Europe has increased the demand for U.S-made cars

Criminal acts designed to bring financial reward to an offender are known as:

When caught, shoplifters try to rationalize their behavior: Cromwell and Thurman found widespread use of which social process theory?

Which is true regarding systematic check forgers?

A device with a false bottom that can be opened and shut by a professional shoplifter, lined with metal or another substance to prevent security tags from setting off alarms, and placed over merchandise is known as a(n) __________________.

By the eighteenth century, three separate groups of property criminals were active: skilled thieves, smugglers, and poachers.

Which of the following earns his or her living solely by buying and reselling stolen merchandise?

Joyriding is a type of car theft usually motivated by a teenager's desire to acquire the power, prestige, sexual potency, and recognition associated with possessing an automobile.

Discuss the historical evolution of the legal definition of burglary .

One major advantage in combating shoplifting is that many customers who observe pilferage gladly report it to security agents.

In the nineteenth century, these two new forms of theft appeared as a result of changes in society:

__________________ involves a business owner burning his or her property, or hiring someone to do it, to escape financial problems.

A type of auto theft involving gunmen approaching a car and forcing the owner to give up the keys is known as: