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elements of larceny

A trespassory


Taking and


Carrying away of


Personal property


Belonging to another


With the intent to deprive the owner ofthe property permanently

extent of larceny

UCR reported 6.2 million thefts in 2007




A rate of 2,003 for each 100,000 of thepopulation




Amateur thieves are occasional offenders who tend to be opportunists




Professional thieves make a career ofstealing

Other types of larceny

Shoplifting




Art theft




Motor Vehicle Theft




Boat theft

Types of Motor Vehicle Theft

Strip and run


Valet theft


Insurance fraud


Carjacking

Fraud

The acquisition of the property of another person through cheating or deception.




Obtaining property by false pretenses:the victim is made to part with property voluntarily as a result of the perpetrator’s untrue statements regarding a supposed fact.

Other types of fraud

Confidence games: the offender gains the confidence of the victim and induces in the victim the expectation of a future gain




Check forgery: altering a check with theintent to defraud




Credit card crimes

Insurance fraud

Staged claims


Owner dumping


Abandoned vehicles


Staged accidents


Intended accidents


Caused accidents

Filing Fraudulent Health insurance claims

Overutilization: billing for unnecessary and superfluous tests




Ping-Ponging: physicians referring patients to several practitioners when symptoms do not warrant such referrals




Family ganging: a doctor extends several unnecessary services to all members of a patient’s family




Steering: doctors direct patients to the clinic’s pharmacy to fill unneeded prescriptions




Upgrading: a patient is billed for services more extensive than those that were actually performed

High-tech crimes

Involves the attempt to pursue illegal activities through the use of advanced electronic media.




The British Banking Association in London estimates the cost of computer fraud worldwide at $8 billion a year.

Computer Network Break-ins

Hacking: Hackers seek entry into a computer system and “snoop around,”often leaving no sign of entry. They have little criminal intent.




Criminal intent involves the stealing of credit cards, or sensitive information,vandalism, and planting of viruses.

Other computer crimes

•Software Piracy


•Pornography Online


•Mail Bombings


•Password Sniffers


•Credit Card Fraud