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Crimes Against Property
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Arson Willful and malicious
burning of another person’s property.
It’s a crime to burn a building, even by the owner.
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Arson Burning a building to defraud insurance is
a separate crime.
Arson has been used for racial violence,
now it is sometimes a bigger crime to burn a church than to burn anything else.
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Vandalism Willful destruction of,
or damage to, the property of another.
Includes breaking windows, graffiti, taking car hood ornaments, etc.
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Larceny Unlawful taking and carrying away of the
property of another person with intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.
Two classes – Grand larceny is larceny of $100 or more (felony). Petty larceny is taking anything under $100 (misdemeanor).
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Larceny also includes: Keeping lost property when a reasonable
method exists for finding its owner.
If you find a wallet with ID in it and decide to keep it instead of returning it, that’s larceny.
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Shoplifting A form of larceny.
Taking something from a store without paying or intending to pay for them.
Concealment is attempted shoplifting.
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Embezzlement The unlawful taking of
property by someone to whom it was entrusted.
Who do we entrust property to?
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Embezzlement Lawyers, stockbrokers, bank tellers,
employees, clergy, etc.
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Robbery The unlawful taking of property from a
person’s immediate possession by force or intimidation.
Robbery must include theft of property and actual or potential harm to the victim.
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Robbery Would a pickpocket be charged with
robbery?
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RobberyNo, because there’s no threat of
harm or harm.
A pickpocket would be charged with Larceny.
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ExtortionCalled “Blackmail”
The use of threats to obtain the property of another. Statutes cover threats to do physical harm, destroy property, or injure a person’s character or reputation.
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Burglary Unauthorized entry
into a building with intent to commit a crime.
Many states have harsher penalties for burglaries committed at night or with weapons.
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Forgery A person falsely makes or alters a writing
or document with intent to defraud.
Usually means signing another person’s name to a check or changing/erasing part of an existing document.
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Uttering Passing onto
someone as real a document known to be fake.
If you know a check has been forged, it’s illegal to use it at a store.
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Receiving stolen property Receipt of property
that you know or have reason to believe is stolen.
This includes buying out of the trunk of a car or buying at an unreasonably low price.
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Carjacking The use of force or intimidation to steal a
car from a driver.
This is a federal crime punishable by up to life in prison.
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Computer Crime Any violation of criminal law that involves
the use of computer technology to commit the prohibited act.
Examples: making fake IDs, stealing credit card numbers, Identity theft, spreading viruses to other computers, etc.