Causes And Consequences Of Property Crime In The United States

These criminals don't have any money because they do not have jobs or they have underpaid jobs. The jobs they can get are unskilled, low paying ones. Burglars are generally uneducated or lazy. They spend all their money on drugs and then don't have money to pay for necessities.

In our society there is many different types of crimes, I will be focusing specifically on street crime and white-collared crime. Each of these criminal communities has criminals that in the end are just trying to reach a goal. Whether it is the American dream of living in luxury or just trying to make ends meet. “White collared” crime is defined as a nonviolent criminal act that is motivated by financial gain. Then there is “street crime” which is defined as a criminal offense that is committed in a public place. Some examples of white-collar crimes are: embezzlement, corporate price-fixing, fraud, bribery, forgery, money laundering, cybercrime, copyright infringement, etc. While some examples of street crime are: robbing, murder, rape, sale of illegal drugs, assault, auto theft, etc.

Property crime is a classification of crime that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime only includes the taking of money or property, and doesn’t involve force or intimidation of force against a victim. An example of property crime would be “A supermarket worker who was jailed for stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds of Asda gift vouchers "amassed a fortune" which she

Nita Dobbs stated she and her husband routinely lock the doors and windows prior to going to bed, however her back door does not have a deadbolt and would be the easiest door to bypass. Upon examining the door in question, a glass paned door leading to the back porch patio area, I observed it had two plastic locking mechanisms one near the top of the door and one near the bottom, neither of which appeared damaged. Nita Dobbs stated she found her wallet lying open on the patio table just outside this back door. From outside looking in from the door in question I could clearly see the kitchen and bar area, where the purse and jewelry would have been located.

In this article called “Military Contractor Killed Committing Home Invasion” written by Bob Owens. A military contractor dies as he struggled with a Goldsboro, North Carolina homeowner for control of the gun that he pulled during a home invasion early Saturday morning. Today, many are constantly being affected by house invasion causing deaths. Innocent lives are being taken away from invasion even alarms can’t alarm the owners. This is one story that relates to all the other stories written about thief’s entering a house.

This paper will compare burglary crime statistics between two cities for the years 2005 and 2012 using the Federal Bureau of Investigation database the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. This paper will also, discuss which area had more reported incidents, what were the rates of the crime for each area, did the rates changed over time in either area, and what factors might explain the differences in the rates.

I am going to begin by discussing the violent crime. There are 4 main classes of violent crime. These classes consist of: Murder and Negligient Homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault. These crimes are usually defined as offenses that include force or the threat of force. The violent crimes are listed under the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. There are other crimes which classify as violent crimes, these include: Burglary, Larceny-theft and Motor Vehicle theft. The FBI uses a system to classify crimes from the worst crime, Murder and Negligient Homicide, being at the top of the list, and the least serious crime, Motor Vehicle theft, being at the bottom of the list. One crime which is listed on both violent crimes and property crimes is Arson, depending on the circumstances surrounding the offense at the time.

Property crime is crime against one’s property that benefits the offender economically or is done to damage the property of another person. Such offenses include larceny, in which someone steals the property of another without force. Shoplifting and pickpocketing are examples of larceny. Another type of property crime is burglary, in which the offender unlawfully enters a person’s home, business, or structure of any kind with the intention of committing an act such as theft. Motor vehicle theft is also a property

Crime is everywhere, as we begin to realize each and everyday crime begins to become normalized. Each and every day the news about crime is shared, as normal as the morning weather. Whether it is something as small as vandalism or an individual driving recklessly ending the life of another. With the connection between property crime and violent crime being made for the reason of gains. Property crime, categorized as a crime, which includes, amongst others burglary, theft, shoplifting, arson, and vandalism. Violent crimes are crimes committed against others, such as homicide, sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery and the list continues. Throughout the following essay we will deliberate two particular offenses, a property crime: vandalism and

When burglarizing occurs in homes when the victim is home, the burglar most of the time gets away by the time the police are contacted and arrive at the scene. You could have taken the situation in your own hands and stopped the criminal, but you were too worried you would get in trouble. We shouldn’t have to live like that and law enforcement officers need to understand that if we wish to handle a situation like that on our own we should be able to.

Introduction Routine activity theory is derived from the classical school criminological thought. Theorists from the classical school see humans as rational beings that make their decisions based on their own free will. Unlike the majority of theories, the routine activity theory focuses on victimization instead of the offender. Instead of explaining or focusing on why crime occurs, the routine activity theory presumes that criminal behavior and tendencies are constantly present in members of society, but the criminal behavior is waiting for opportunity to rise.

The effects of crime on victim can have a mixed feeling about making a victim impact statement. They may want to tell the judge or parole hearing officer how the crime affected their life and yet they may be anxious because you don't know how to prepare an impact statement or you don't want to bring back bad memories by describing how the crime has hurt you. The victim impact statements may include descriptions of:

This paper presents statistics on major factors that affects the property crime rates in the U.S.

A recent news article came out with the title “Four arrested after armed home invasion in Vaughn”. Where the article talks about how four individuals entered a home armed.

     Crimes against people include assault, kidnapping, murder, and sexual attacks. Such crimes usually bring severe punishments. Crimes against property include arson, automobile theft, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, fraud, larceny, and vandalism. In most cases, these crimes carry lighter penalties than the crimes set against the person. Robbery is the crime most difficult to classify. The law considers robbery a crime against the person or against the property, according to the case. Robbery may involve simply stealing property from another person, but when a personal encounter occurs between the robber and his victim, it may include violence and bodily harm. This usually occurs during muggings or other strong-arm robberies.