Exam 12: Property Crime

_________ is a type of theft that occurs when a gunman forces a car's owner to give up the keys.

The majority of check forgers who do not believe their actions will hurt anyone and usually cash bad checks because of a financial crisis are referred to as _______ forgers.

Which of the following is not a characteristic required of a successful fence?

A large number of auto thieves steal cars to use in other crimes such as robberies and thefts.

Discuss the various reasons why juveniles commit arson.

A common method of swindling money out of an innocent victim is known as the ________.

______ buy and sell stolen property as one of the many ways that they make a living. They typically keep some of the profit and sell the rest in the neighborhood.

Using dummy or disabled goods for retail display while having the real merchandise kept under lock and key, a technique used with high-cost electronic devices, is known as:

Describe the similarities and differences between petty and grand larceny.

Burglary has declined about _____ percent during the last decade.

Compare and contrast the activities of professional and amateur car thieves.

The taking of goods from a retail store without payment is known as _______________________.

The fact that some arsonists are motivated by severe emotional turmoil, antisocial behavior, and psychopathology supports the claim that arson should be viewed as a(n) _______ problem.

Heels are professional shoplifters who steal with the intention of reselling stolen merchandise to pawnshops or fences.

Discuss and describe the three types of thieves that had been identified by the eighteenth century.

_________________involve putting dummy or disabled goods on display while the real merchandise is kept under lock and key.

Which is not a characteristic of a "good burglar"?

By law, a burglary must involve a theft.

Theft is a phenomenon unique to modern times; the theft of personal property has not been known throughout recorded history.

The __________________ fire setter sets fires because his or her parents are careless with matches and lighters.