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Main Differences Between Larceny And Embezzlement

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In chapter 9 of Criminal Law Today, the author describes the crimes of embezzlement and explains the main differences between larceny and embezzlement. This chapter identifies the types of property that were subject to the common law crime of larceny. In addition, the author describes the differences between embezzlement and false pretenses, and the differences between robbery and extortion. The most commonly occurring crimes in the United States are the theft crimes and drug crimes. Crimes of theft are generally property crimes. There is a variety of property crimes, such as larceny, burglary, criminal trespass, arson, and computer crimes. Crimes of theft are also known as acquisitive offenses, which are crimes that involve the unlawful …show more content…

Forgery is the making of false written instrument or the material alteration of an existing genuine written instrument. Forgery is only complete when the perpetrator makes or passes a false instrument. Overall, the crime of forgery is the actual intent to defraud. The common law crime of forgery included the act of uttering, which is the offering, passing, or attempted passing of a forged document knowing that is forged. Receiving stolen property is another form of theft. This can be defined as knowingly taking possession of, or control over, property that has been taken in an unlawful way. There are four elements to the crime of receiving stolen property, which are receiving, stolen property, the receiver knowing that it was stolen, and where the property was received. Another form of theft is robbery. However, robbery is considered a violent personal crime by the Uniform Crime Reporting program. Robbery is the unlawful taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or threat of force. However, robbery, can be considered another form of larceny. The crime of robbery requires two elements, that the property be taken from a person or removed from the victim’s presence and that the taking occur through the use of force or fear. But certain situations may be considered larceny. For example, if property was stolen from a dead person, the crime is no longer a robbery but a form of

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