SOCL 4461 Chapter : Socl 4461 Ch 12 Notes
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Larceny/theft: overwhelming majority of property crimes will be larceny/left. Occasional thieves: do not organize their daily activities around crime, don"t do it on a daily basis, don"t make their income from crime, opportunistic. Juvenile gang members who learn from one another. Larceny today: larceny is usually separated by state statute into, petit (petty) larceny, the amount you are stealing is small, grad larceny, larceny/theft is probably the most common criminal offense. Shoplifting: stealing from a retail store. Credit card theft: steal the actual card, steal the number, skimmers at gas stations. False pretenses: misrepresenting a fact in a way that causes a victim to willingly give their property to the wrong person, ex. Confidence games: getting targets interested in a get rich quick scheme, ex. Embezzlement: someone who is trusted with property who keeps it for their own use or use of others, ex. Corporate embezzlement: robbing peter to pay paul.
