Deck 12: Property Crime and Fraud

Question 1

Who sells the stolen goods to customers,many of whom are in legitimate occupations and recognize the shady nature of their transaction?

A) Archers
B) Fences
C) Movers
D) Coppers

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The male proportion of larceny arrests is lower than for the other crimes because females are more involved in one type of larceny,_____,than they are in other crimes.

A) shoplifting
B) burglary
C) motor vehicle theft
D) arson

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Most shoplifters are _____,or amateurs,who steal merchandise of little value that they keep for themselves.

A) snitches
B) boosters
C) coasters
D) monsters

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Social organization refers to:

A) the role all of the community in preventing crime.
B) the roles that different property criminals play and the social networks that support their criminal ways.
C) the individual characteristics of property criminals.
D) the risks and benefits of property crime depending on the community.

Question 5

Which of the following comprise the vast majority of property offenders?

A) Professional
B) Intimate
C) Amateur
D) Intermediate

Question 6

Which of the following involves acquiring someone else's credit card number,Social Security number,bank account information,or other information that is then used for illegal economic gain,including the draining of an individual's bank account?

A) Burglary
B) Ponzi scam
C) Identity theft
D) Fencing

Question 7

Tax fraud,or tax evasion,involves:

A) the intentional failure to pay all taxes owed.
B) the use of the internet in any type of illegal scheme.
C) government officials such as Barrack Obama creating trillion dollar deficits.
D) failing to pass tax law in the congress.

Question 8

One of the most effective deterrents to burglary is a _____,which can scare a burglar or draw attention to a home.

A) cat
B) fish
C) pony
D) dog

Question 9

According to arrest data,the typical property offender is _____.

A) African-American
B) Latino
C) white
D) female

Question 10

Burglars tend to target homes that are:

A) close to the street so they can easily access the getaway vehicle.
B) at least two stories so they can toss items from the upstairs to the lawn.
C) less visible to possible scrutiny by neighbors and people passing by.
D) within just a few miles of where they sell their stolen goods.

Question 11

Which of the following is defined as an attempted or completed unlawful taking,carrying,leading,or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another?

A) Burglary
B) Arson
C) Larceny-theft
D) Truancy

Question 12

At the individual level,situational prevention especially focuses on burglary and motor vehicle theft and takes the form of _____: efforts to make residences and businesses more difficult to burglarize,and motor vehicles less vulnerable to theft of the vehicle and/or of its contents.

A) target hardening
B) community casting
C) victim building
D) guardian enhancing

Question 13

Which of the following is committed primarily by teenage boys working in groups as amateur motor vehicle thieves?

A) Stripping
B) Racing
C) Chopping
D) Joyriding

Question 14

Which of the following groups of property crimes does the FBI classifies as Part I offenses?

A) Burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson
B) Burglary, motor vehicle theft, truancy, and simple assault
C) Arson, rape, larceny/theft, and burglary
D) Arson, simple assault, DUII, and motor vehicle theft

Question 15

Jack Katz argued that much violent and property crime is done for excitement and _____ because they offenders are excited by the idea of stealing and by the prospect of obtaining objects they desire.

A) nasty nights
B) quick collections
C) fast fences
D) sneaky thrills

Question 16

Which of the following is defined as attempted or completed unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft?

A) Armed robbery
B) Burglary
C) Truancy
D) Rape

Question 17

High-level burglars:

A) are adolescents and young adults who get together to commit spontaneous, unskilled burglaries as a lark.
B) tend to be older than low-level ones and more apt to spend time searching for attractive targets.
C) are the most skilled of all and tend to act in groups of two or more.
D) tend to be individuals who act alone and who commit only in poor areas.

Question 18

Which of the following is helping to drive motor vehicle theft south of the border?

A) The frequent shiploads of goods between the US and Colombia
B) The rise of drug trafficking from Mexico and other nations south of the border into the United States
C) The rise of Mexico's economy, which has surpassed the Unites States in total gross domestic product (GDP) for older American made cars
D) Law enforcement taking pay cuts by the Mexican government, making it less likely to get arrested

Question 19

Examples of _____ include better street lighting,camera surveillance,and the reconfiguring of physical space to establish clearer sight lines.

A) nationally integrated tactical strategies
B) regional individual marginal strategies
C) neighborhood drastic crime control strategies
D) community level situational strategies

Question 20

Property crime is highest in the _____and lowest in the _____.

A) Northeast, South
B) Southwest, Mid-West
C) Northwest, Northeast
D) South, Northeast

Question 21

The male proportion of larceny arrests is lower than for the other crimes because females are more involved in one type of larceny,_____,than they are in other crimes.

Question 22

Most shoplifters are _____,or amateurs.

Question 23

The FBI classifies four types-burglary,larceny-theft,motor vehicle theft,and arson-as Part I offenses.

Question 24

As the police and news media remind us,burglars look for signs,_____,that people are away on vacation.

A) such as accumulating mail and newspapers
B) such as opening bank accounts and home mortgages
C) such as adopting dogs and having yard sales
D) such as closing email and social media accounts

Question 25

Katz suggests that much crime is committed for "sneaky _____."

Question 26

Most burglarized structures are homes and businesses.

Question 27

When crime occurs on the internet it is known as ______.

Question 28

Before welfare reform in the mid-1990s,welfare fraud involved amounted to _____ annually.

A) $1,000,000
B) $1,000,000,000
C) $400,000
D) $6,000,000,000

Question 29

The Uniform Crime Report is compiled by the _____.

Question 30

Burglary is the attempted or completed unlawful taking,carrying,leading,or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.

Question 31

Who lets burglars know of safe,attractive targets? They come not only from the criminal world,but also from legitimate occupations.

A) Boosters
B) Snitches
C) Tipsters
D) Players

Question 32

_____ buy and sell stolen goods.

Question 33

The Northeast has the highest rate of property crime.

Question 34

At the individual level,situational prevention especially focuses on burglary and motor vehicle theft and takes the form of target _____: efforts to make residences and businesses more difficult to burglarize,and motor vehicles less vulnerable to theft of the vehicle and/or of its contents.

Question 35

Rural areas have higher rates of property crime than urban areas.

Question 36

When teenage boys steal a car,it is generally for _____.

Question 37

If someone has attempted or completed unlawful entry into a dwelling,he has committed _____.

Question 38

Computer crime is a growing problem and involves such offenses as _____.

A) hacking and phishing
B) chirping and fencing
C) tweaking and tweeting
D) stalking and stacking

Question 39

There many types of _____ that plague the Internet and affect so many people in the United States and abroad.

A) modem crime
B) techno-crime
C) on-line crime
D) cybercrime

Question 40

Shoplifting is a Part _____ offense.

Question 41

Computer crime is a decreasing.

Question 42

Katz described property offenses as sneaky thrill crimes that offenders commit because they are excited by the idea of stealing.

Question 43

Identify the different types of burglars and what factors separate them from one another.

Question 44

Most arrestees for property crimes are African-American.

Question 45

Identify the situational prevention strategy of target gardening.

Question 46

Rationalizations play an important role in fencing.

Question 47

Professional property criminals are younger and rarely plan their offenses.

Question 48

Amateur criminals comprise the vast majority of property offenders.

Question 49

Given the opportunity,how would you target Difficulten your home? Have some target Difficultening steps that have already been taken?

Question 50

Have you ever received a scam letter via email? What did it say? How did you respond?

Question 51

High-level burglars tend to be older than low-level ones and more apt to spend time searching for attractive targets.

Question 52

Joyriding is committed primarily by professional car thieves.

Question 53

Most shoplifters are snitches,or amateurs,who steal merchandise of little value that they keep for themselves.

Question 54

Boosters are skilled professionals who sell their stolen goods to fences or pawnshops.

Question 55

Identify and explain the major types of fraud and what separates fraud from theft.