Crimes Against Property

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Crimes Against Property
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Arson

• Willful and malicious burning of another persons
  property.
• Its a crime to burn a building, even by the
  owner.

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Arson

• Burning a building to defraud insurance is a
  separate crime.
• Arson has been used for racial violence, now it
  is sometimes a bigger crime to burn a church than
  to burn anything else.

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Vandalism

• Willful destruction of, or damage to, the
  property of another.
• Includes breaking windows, graffiti, taking car
  hood ornaments, etc.

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Larceny

• Unlawful taking and carrying away of the property
  of another person with intent to permanently
  deprive the owner of it.
• Two classes Grand larceny is larceny of 100 or
  more (felony). Petty larceny is taking anything
  under 100 (misdemeanor).

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Larceny also includes

• Keeping lost property when a reasonable method
  exists for finding its owner.
• If you find a wallet with ID in it and decide to
  keep it instead of returning it, thats larceny.

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Shoplifting

• A form of larceny.
• Taking something from a store without paying or
  intending to pay for them.
• Concealment is attempted shoplifting.

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Embezzlement

• The unlawful taking of property by someone to
  whom it was entrusted.
• Who do we entrust property to?

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Embezzlement

• Lawyers, stockbrokers, bank tellers, employees,
  clergy, etc.

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Robbery

• The unlawful taking of property from a persons
  immediate possession by force or intimidation.

Robbery must include theft of property and actual
or potential harm to the victim.
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Robbery

• Would a pickpocket be charged with robbery?

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Robbery

• No, because theres no threat of harm or harm.
• A pickpocket would be charged with Larceny.

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Extortion

• Called Blackmail
• The use of threats to obtain the property of
  another. Statutes cover threats to do physical
  harm, destroy property, or injure a persons
  character or reputation.

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Burglary

• Unauthorized entry into a building with intent to
  commit a crime.
• Many states have harsher penalties for burglaries
  committed at night or with weapons.

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Forgery

• A person falsely makes or alters a writing or
  document with intent to defraud.
• Usually means signing another persons name to a
  check or changing/erasing part of an existing
  document.

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Uttering

• Passing onto someone as real a document known to
  be fake.
• If you know a check has been forged, its illegal
  to use it at a store.

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Receiving stolen property

• Receipt of property that you know or have reason
  to believe is stolen.
• This includes buying out of the trunk of a car or
  buying at an unreasonably low price.

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Carjacking

• The use of force or intimidation to steal a car
  from a driver.
• This is a federal crime punishable by up to life
  in prison.

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Computer Crime

• Any violation of criminal law that involves the
  use of computer technology to commit the
  prohibited act.

• Examples making fake IDs, stealing credit card
  numbers, Identity theft, spreading viruses to
  other computers, etc.