CRJ 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Burglary, Breed Registry, Cloning
20 Dec 2017
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4/19/2013 4:53:00 pm: acts in violation of the criminal law designed to bring financial reward to the offender. Eleventh century thieves: crusades appropriated possess of any infidels. Theft in the 19th century: train robbery and safecracking: Occasional thieves: do not organize their daily activities around crime, decisions to steal are spontaneous and based on situational inducements short-term influences on a person"s behavior that increase risk taking. Professional thieves: make a significant portion of their income from crime, pursue their craft with vigor, while attempting to learn from older, experienced criminals. Becoming a professional thief: professional thieves engage in limited types of crime, using their wits and skill and develop this occupation with the same internal organization as legitimate professions. The fence: earns his or her living solely by buying and reselling stolen merchandise. The occasional fence: part-timer who, unlike professional fences, has other sources of income.
