class name, instructor name date, semester criminology 2011 chapter 12 property crime and fraud

Class Name,Instructor Name

Date, Semester

Criminology 2011

Chapter 12

PROPERTY CRIME AND FRAUD

© 2012 by Pearson Higher Education, IncUpper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 • All Rights Reserved


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Be able to define the various property crimes discussed in the text: burglary; larceny-theft; motor

vehicle theft; arson; forgery and counterfeiting; fraud; buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property;

and embezzlement.

Be familiar with the extent of property crime.

Be acquainted with the patterning of property crime, including geographic and demographic differences.

Understand the social organization of property crime, including the different types of burglars, the

significance of tipsters and fences, and decision making involving burglary.

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

Be familiar with the costs and circumstances surrounding property crime victimization.

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Understand the various explanations for property crime, including the implications of a cultural emphasis on economic success, techniques of

neutralization, economic deprivation and unemployment, routine activities and social process factors, property crime for thrills, and shoplifting.

Be familiar with the various suggestions that have been advanced for reducing property crime, including

target hardening and community prevention.

Be acquainted with the different types of fraud, including identity theft, tax fraud, insurance fraud,

computer fraud, and computer crime.

Understand the cost of fraud.

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES



Be able to define the various property crimes discussed in the text: burglary; larceny-theft; motor vehicle theft; arson; forgery and counterfeiting; fraud; buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property; and embezzlement.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

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Burglary

Forgery and Counterfeiti

ngFraud

Buying, Receiving,

and Possessing

Stolen Goods

Embezzlement

Larceny-Theft

Motor Vehicle Theft

Arson

Types of Property Crime

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TYPE OF CRIME UCR NCVS

Burglary 2,199,125 3,134,920

Larceny-Theft 6,327,230 11,843,040

Motor vehicle theft 794,616 735,770

Total 9,320,971 15,713,730

Number of Property Crimes, UCR and NCVS Data, 2009

1Source: Pastore and Maguire, 2010.





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Geography Age Gender



Understand the social organization of property crime, including the different types of burglars, the significance of tipsters and fences, and decision making involving burglary.


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Low-Level Burglars

Middle-Range

Burglars

High-Level Burglars



Amateur Receivers

Avocational Receivers

Professional Receivers

Fences/Criminal Receivers

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Target Suitability

Retail Establishment

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Knowledge of occupants

Receipt of a tip

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Summarize the costs and consequences of property crime.


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Financial Intangible

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Costs and Consequences of Property

Crime



Understand the various explanations for property crime, including the implications of a cultural emphasis on economic success, techniques of neutralization, economic deprivation and unemployment, routine activities and social process factors, property crime for thrills, and shoplifting.


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Why Does Property Crime Occur?

Cultural Emphasis on Economic Success


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Use of Techniques of Neutralization


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Economic Deprivation and Unemployment


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Routine Activities and Social Process Factors


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For the Thrill of It



Be familiar with the various suggestions that have been advanced for reducing property crime, including target hardening and community prevention.


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ReduceProperty

Crime

Criminal Justice System

Target Hardening

Community Prevention

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Be acquainted with the different types of fraud, including identity theft, tax fraud, insurance fraud, computer fraud, and computer crime.


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Identity Theft

Different Types of Fraud

Insurance FraudTax Fraud Computer

FraudComputer

Crime

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Iden

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Tax

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250 Billion

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150 Billion

100 Billion

50 Billion

The Cost of Fraud

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Be able to define the various property crimes discussed in the text: burglary; larceny-theft; motor

vehicle theft; arson; forgery and counterfeiting; fraud; buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property;

and embezzlement.



Understand the social organization of property crime, including the different types of burglars, the

significance of tipsters and fences, and decision making involving burglary.

CHAPTER SUMMARY

Be familiar with the costs and circumstances surrounding property crime victimization.

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Understand the various explanations for property crime, including the implications of a cultural emphasis on economic success, techniques of

neutralization, economic deprivation and unemployment, routine activities and social process factors, property crime for thrills, and shoplifting.

Be familiar with the various suggestions that have been advanced for reducing property crime, including

target hardening and community prevention.

Be acquainted with the different types of fraud, including identity theft, tax fraud, insurance fraud,

computer fraud, and computer crime.


CHAPTER SUMMARY

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