Deck 11: Crimes Against Property

Question 1

Our common law definition of larceny is virtually identical with the concept in

A) Roman law.
B) French law.
C) German law.
D) Greek law.

Answer 1

Roman law.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the elements of larceny?

A) There must be a trespass.
B) The property must be taken.
C) The property must belong to another.
D) The property has to be personal property and may include real estate.

Answer 2

The property has to be personal property and may include real estate.

Question 3

In the United States, the rate of larceny is

A) extraordinarily low.
B) extraordinarily high.
C) about the same as the rate of burglary.
D) about the same as the rate of arson.

Answer 3

extraordinarily high.

Question 4

In the context of thieves, amateur thieves

A) steal when a high level of risk is involved.
B) predominantly think of themselves as professional criminals.
C) carry out their acts with strict planning.
D) resolve some immediate crisis by stealing.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is True about shoplifting?

A) It is a low-risk offense, with a low detection rate.
B) It constitutes about 90 percent of all larcenies.
C) It is the largest property crime in the United States.
D) It is considered a combination of robbery and confidence game.

Question 6

In response to the increasing problem of art theft, the Federal Bureau of Investigation created the

A) National Stolen Art File.
B) American Stolen Art File.
C) National File of Stolen Art.
D) American File of Stolen Art.

Question 7

_________ is the largest property crime in the United States.

A) Larceny
B) Motor vehicle theft
C) Arson
D) Burglary

Question 8

Many cars are stolen in _________ and _________.

A) May; June
B) June; July
C) July; August
D) August; September

Question 9

Which of the following statements is True about confidence games?

A) They primarily involve shoplifting items from a retail store.
B) They are the most prevalent crime in the society.
C) They are the highest form of larceny.
D) They are an aggravated form of obtaining property by False pretenses.

Question 10

Carjacking is considered to be a combination of motor vehicle theft and

A) robbery.
B) burglary.
C) insurance fraud.
D) larceny.

Question 11

Auto insurance schemes include all but which of the following?

A) staged claims
B) ping-ponging
C) caused accidents
D) abandoned vehicles

Question 12

_________ occurs when physicians refer patients to several practitioners when symptoms do not warrant such referrals.

A) Family ganging
B) Overutilization
C) Ping-ponging
D) Steering

Question 13

In the context of medical fraud, _____ is a practice in which doctors direct patients to their clinic's pharmacy to fill unneeded prescriptions.

A) family ganging
B) upgrading
C) ping-ponging
D) steering

Question 14

The Industrial Espionage Act of 1996 makes the theft, unauthorized appropriation, or other misuse of _________ a federal crime.

A) credit cards
B) proprietary economic information
C) computer software
D) none of these

Question 15

Which of the following involves an attempt to pursue illegal activities through the use of advanced electronic media?

A) shoplifting
B) high-tech crime
C) motor vehicle theft
D) ping-ponging

Question 16

In 2010, burglary accounted for nearly a(n) _______ of all Index offenses.

A) third
B) fourth
C) fifth
D) eighth

Question 17

A _________ is a person who buys stolen property for resale on a regular basis.

A) middle-man
B) pawn
C) hack
D) fence

Question 18

Which of the following statements is True about arson?

A) It has been predominantly viewed as a less violet crime than burglary.
B) It is the largest property crime in the United States.
C) It is a high-tech crime that is carried out without any malice.
D) It involves setting fire to the dwelling of another person.

Question 19

______ account for the most significant share of arsonists.

A) Insurance fraudsters
B) Organized crime figures
C) Juveniles
D) Embezzlers

Question 20

What are the most frequent targets of arson?

A) motor vehicles
B) buildings
C) trailers
D) crops

Question 21

Larceny is the most prevalent crime in our society.

Question 22

The research on shoplifters reveals that men are slightly more likely than women to be shoplifters.

Question 23

Carjacking is considered to be a combination of motor vehicle theft and burglary.

Question 24

The British Banking Association in London estimates the cost of computer fraud worldwide at about $12 billion per year.

Question 25

Most law enforcement agencies are not equipped to deal with high-tech crimes.

Question 26

According to some criminologists, amateur and professional thieves differ considerably. Compare and contrast these two types of thieves.

Question 27

Discuss what research on motor vehicle theft reveals.

Question 28

Define fraud, and then discuss five types of fraud.

Question 29

Discuss the three main categories of computer crime and the problem these high-tech crimes pose to law enforcement agencies.

Question 30

Explain the differences in the common law definition of burglary and the definition currently used today. Then discuss what the research on burglary reveals.