Deck 5: Theft and Other Property Offenses

Question 1

In English common law, the crime of theft was called larceny.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Identify the property crimes that were created as a result of the general definition of larceny.

Answer 2

Embezzlement and false pretenses.

Question 3

Computer crime is considered a statutory property crime.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Burglary is considered a white-collar crime?

Question 5

Identify theft is considered a white-collar crime.

Question 6

In 2011, the number of motor vehicle theft was 628,220.

A) property crime
B) theft
C) household burglary
D) motor vehicle theft

Question 7

Identify the elements of common law larceny.

Question 8

Trespassory taking means wrongful taking.

Question 9

Identify the carrying away element for larceny and theft?

Question 10

Which of the following are not considered personal property?

A) Land
B) Crops
C) Minerals
D) All of the above

Question 11

The District of Columbia refers to all of the crimes as larceny.

Question 12

In People v. Davis (1998), the defendant tried to steal from which of the following department stores?

A) JcPenny's
B) Macy's
C) Mervyns
D) Kohls

Question 13

Theft was defined by Penal Code section ________.

A) 326
B) 400
C) 484
D) 594

Question 14

Identify the elements of the common law embezzlement.

Question 15

Embezzlement is included in many modern statutes under the umbrella terms of theft and larceny.

Question 16

Identify the elements of common law false pretenses.

Question 17

Common law burglary specifies the daytime as the time of the incident.

Question 18

Which of the following degrees of burglary is considered to be the most serious?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 19

A burglary that takes place with people inside that home is considered a ___________.

A) first degree offense
B) second degrees offense
C) third degrees offense
D) fourth degree offense

Question 20

A burglary of an unoccupied home is considered to be a __________ degree offense.

A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth

Question 21

A person lurking outside a home in possession of burglar's tools could be charged with

A) first degree burglary.
B) second degree burglary.
C) third degree burglary.
D) fourth degree burglary.

Question 22

Breaking does not necessarily involve destroying property.

Question 23

The terms breaking and entering are broadly defined.

Question 24

In Batin v. State (2002), the appellant was convicted of which of the following crimes?

A) Larceny
B) Theft
C) Embezzlement
D) False pretenses

Question 25

The key distinguishing element of the crime of embezzlement is entrustment.

Question 26

Batin's conviction was upheld because the State was able to prove the element of entrustment.

Question 27

In People v. Whight (1995), the defendant obtained thousands through which of the following stores?

A) CVS
B) Walgreens
C) Safeway
D) Cost Plus

Question 28

In People v. Whight (1995), the defendant was charged with ____________.

A) Larceny
B) Arson
C) Burglary
D) False pretenses

Question 29

Identify the elements of common law arson.

Question 30

Smoke damage or burning of furniture or draperies constituted arson.

Question 31

With common law a person could not commit arson on his or her own home.

Question 32

Serial arsonists suffer from serious mental problems.

Question 33

Arson crimes are never committed for profit.

Question 34

In which of the following cases, did the defendant set his own home on fire to collect the insurance?

A) Jewell v. State (1996)
B) People v. Whight (1995)
C) Batin v. State (2002)
D) U.S. v. Thompson (2008)

Question 35

White-collar crime includes which of the following?

A) Fraud
B) Computer crimes
C) Identify theft
D) Embezzlement
E) All of the above

Question 36

Which of the following is not an example of blue-collar crime?

A) Robbery
B) Burglary
C) Assault
D) Rape

Question 37

White-collar crimes are not violent crimes.

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of a false pretense?

A) Con man
B) Scam artist
C) Cheating victim
D) All of the above

Question 39

According to the FBI website, white-collar crime is _____________.

A) lying
B) cheating
C) stealing
D) All of the above

Question 40

White-collar crime was coined in which of the following years?

A) 1920
B) 1927
C) 1939
D) 1942

Question 41

Which of the following are considered white-collar crimes, as stipulated by the FBI?

A) Timeshare fraud
B) Jury duty scams
C) Mortgage fraud
D) Adoption scams
E) All of the above

Question 42

Bernard Madoff plead guilty to which of the following crimes?

A) Money laundering
B) Perjury
C) Securities fraud
D) Mail fraud
E) All of the above

Question 43

Which of the following were victims to Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme?

A) Banks
B) Charitable trusts
C) Pension funds
D) Universities
E) All of the above

Question 44

Who reported Bernard Madoff to the FBI?

A) His wife
B) His business associate
C) His sons
D) His chauffeur

Question 45

Bernard Madoff was sentenced to _______ years in prison.

A) 25
B) 75
C) 110
D) 150

Question 46

Computer crimes are classified as ______________ crimes.

A) blue-collar
B) white-collar
C) property
D) They have their own classification

Question 47

Individuals can be prosecuted under the CAN-SPAM Act for distributing large amounts of which of the following?

A) Postal mail
B) Magazines
C) Commercial emails
D) Telemarketing

Question 48

Identify theft is composed of which of the following?

A) Obtaining another person name
B) Obtaining another person social security number
C) Obtaining other identify information
D) All of the above

Question 49

In 2008, Albert Gonzalez stole _________ million credit and debit card numbers.

A) 5
B) 19
C) 27
D) 41

Question 50

Which of the following stores were affected by Albert Gonzalez identity theft scheme?

A) OfficeMax
B) Boston Market
C) Barnes & Nobel
D) All of the above

Question 51

In which of the following states did the Albert Gonzalez case take place?

A) California
B) Maryland
C) Massachusetts
D) Michigan

Question 52

In March 2010, Gonzalez was sentenced to two _______ year prison terms.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 25

Question 53

Wendy Brown was sentences to _________ years in a ____________.

A) 2; prison
B) 3; psychiatric unit
C) 5; prison
D) 7; psychiatric unit