Exam 12: Property Crime

__________________were public meeting places that served as headquarters for gangs in the eighteenth century.

A ____________ burglary is one where the criminal rapes the victim at home, but rarely involves theft, violence, or weapons.

Most naïve check forgers come from ____ backgrounds and have little identification with a criminal subculture.

A _______ burglary is one that fulfills a sexual fantasy but involves neither victim contact nor material gain.

A burglar who has technical competence, maintains personal integrity, specializes in burglary, and who financial success and the ability to avoid prison sentences is called a __________________.

_________ is a term used to describe a condition in which people from a middle-class background, with little identification with a criminal subculture, cash bad checks because of a financial crisis that demands an immediate resolution.

Thieves who steal cars for long-term transportation intend to keep the cars for their personal use.

The crime of __________________ involves a wrongdoer's misrepresenting a fact in a way that causes a victim to willingly give his or her property to the wrongdoer, who then keeps it.

Weapons, most often guns, were used in about three-quarters of all carjacking victimizations.

In contrast to occasional thieves, __________________ make a significant portion of their income from crime.

A business owner hires somebody to burn their business in hopes of collecting insurance money. This type of arson is known as:

Public meeting places, often taverns, that served as headquarters for gangs and thieves in the eighteenth century were known as:

One new form of professional auto theft is called "cloning."

The youngest fire starter, usually between the ages of 4 and 9, who sets fires because parents are careless with matches and lighters, are referred to as "fire frenzies."

Explain what constitutes a confidence game and whether a confidence game is theft or fraud. Include in your response several examples of a confidence game.

The critical role of a "merchant" in criminal transactions has been recognized since the eighteenth century; a _________ is a buyer and seller of stolen merchandise.

Describe the primary prevention strategies for shoplifting.

Amateur criminals whose decisions to steal are spontaneous and whose acts are unskilled, unplanned, and haphazard are known as:

Prevention strategies to reduce or eliminate shoplifting include which of the following?

___________ typically work in the larger cities, such as London and Paris, and include pickpockets, forgers, and counterfeiters, who operate freely.