Exam 2: The Crime Picture

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Part I offenses are a UCR/NIBRS offense group used to report murder,rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,larceny/theft,motor vehicle theft,and arson,as defined under the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program.
Personal/violent crimes: Murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another.The terms rape and forcible rape are often applied to a wide variety of sexual attacks,including same-sex rape and the rape of a male by a female.Robbery is a personal crime involving a face-to-face confrontation between a victim and a perpetrator.Aggravated assault is the unlawful,intentional inflicting,or attempted or threatened inflicting,of serious injury upon the person of another.Although aggravated assault and simple assault are standard terms for reporting purposes,most state penal codes use labels like first-degree and second-degree to make such distinctions.
Property crimes: Burglary (UCR/NIBRS)is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft (excludes tents,trailers,and other mobile units used for recreational purposes).Under the UCR/ NIBRS Program,the crime of burglary can be reported if 1)an unlawful entry of an unlocked structure has occurred,2)a breaking and entering (of a secured structure)has taken place,or 3)a burglary has been attempted.Larceny-theft (UCR/NIBRS)is the unlawful taking or attempted taking,carrying,leading,or riding away of property,from the possession or constructive possession of another.Motor vehicles are excluded.Larceny is the most common of the eight major offenses,although probably only a small percentage of all larcenies are actually reported to the police because of the small dollar amounts involved.Motor vehicle theft (UCR/NIBRS)is the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.A motor vehicle is defined as a self-propelled road vehicle that runs on land surface and not on rails.The stealing of trains,planes,boats,construction equipment,and most farm machinery is classified as larceny under the UCR/NIBRS Program,not as motor vehicle theft.Arson (UCR/NIBRS)is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn,with or without intent to defraud,a dwelling house,public building,motor vehicle or aircraft,personal property of another,and so on.Some instances of arson result from malicious mischief,some involve attempts to claim insurance money,and some are committed in an effort to disguise other crimes,such as murder,burglary,or larceny.