Theft Act 1968

While the RAT focus on the environmental context in which crimes occur, or simply put, that potential offenders are likely to commit a crime because there is a target, and no social control embodied in some sort of supervision, Gelder argues that there is nuanced rational decision-making process, feelings, and this is what will be examined as a potential explanation in the following. According to Gelder there are two basic, cognitive ways for an individual in a criminal decision-making process…

Martinez 1Effects of Property CrimesThere are many different types of property crimes, these include theft, larceny, embezzlement, vandalism, receiving stolen property, false pretenses, forgery, uttering, arson, and burglary. All of these crimes are defined as property crimes because they involve the unlawful taking or damaging of another person’s property. The effects that these crimes have on individuals and society, as a whole, are hurtful. For an individual victim of a property crime, the…

The FBI states, in regards to white-collar crime as, “These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent on the application or threat of physical force or violence. The motivation behind these crimes is financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage.” This definition is more like today’s definition of white-collar crime. However, in our book, Sutherland coined the phrase for…

QUESTION PRESENTED: Whether James Sperber’s (“Mr. Sperber”) first-degree burglary (“armed burglary”) charge may be reduced to second-degree burglary (“simple burglary”) when he stole a stone axe, kept it in his backpack for the entirety of the burglary, and immediately fled the scene. BRIEF ANSWER: Probably yes. Simple burglary can be enhanced to armed burglary when the offender becomes armed with a dangerous weapon. A non-firearm weapon is considered dangerous if, but only if, the weapon was…

These days many researchers are trying to figure out why things cause other things. These are called correlation studies. The process in seeing how things relate to each other and affect one another. Yet many correlations are false. It is not a valid way of proving a point. Many correlations have nothing to do with each other. In this study researchers decided that since vitamins are related to crime they cause it. Vitamins do not cause crimes it is a illusory correlation. There is no proof…

Casey Seppelt ENG 1020 11/10/16 I lived in Montbello, also referred as “Montghetto” my whole life. Montbello has always been know as the ghetto. I thought as I grew up the crime will decrease due to better technology and better police enforcement. But it’s been the total opposite, Montbello’s crime has increased rapidly. Gun shots every night, gangs, drugs in visible sight. The crime in Montbello is becoming so serious that it's affecting the kid’s childhood. My parents rarely let…

has committed a number of crimes such as murders, sexual assaults, robberies, bombings, or arsons. It is particularly helpful when offenders commit crimes at different sites, where two crimes are committed at once, or in cases where an assault or theft of a victim’s credit card is subsequently used at various locations (Rossmo, 2000). Geographical profiling is not merely a set of mathematical equations, but is underpinned band relies on many criminological theories for its success. Felon and…

Society's awareness of the crimes of theft and fraud against the elderly have come to the forefront because of media and social awareness. Criminal cases have been publicized to show the extent of these crimes. One criminal case involving the financial abuse of an elderly individual occurred on January 2, 2017, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Christopher Strose was arrested for stealing more than sixty thousand dollars from his grandfather. “Thirty three year old Christopher Strose was…

Online Piracy in the United States Thousands of people every day pirate movies, music, and video games in the United States. Online Piracy is the illegal downloading of any online item that is meant to be bought, but is pirated so anyone can get it for free. Online piracy in today’s society is considered a major crime, and if caught it can lead to serious repercussions. Online piracy should not be considered a crime, and should not be handled like America is handling it right now. In today’s…

All people should be treated the same, and most definitely, the rich should not be able to get out of breaking the law easier. A guy breaks into a house, if he was wealthy, he probably would not have any jail time. However, if he was an average wealth person, in most cases, would probably be sent to jail. A teen was driving while intoxicated and killed four people in a car accident, but his family was rich and had a good lawyer. Therefore, the teen did not get any jail time at all. A 52…