Question 1

Public meeting places, often taverns, that served as headquarters for gangs and thieves in the eighteenth century were known as:

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Flash houses were public meeting places, often taverns, that served as headquarters for gangs and thieves in the eighteenth century. These establishments were known for their association with criminal activities and provided a space for criminals to gather, plan, and celebrate their exploits.

Question 2

__________________ involves a business owner burning his or her property, or hiring someone to do it, to escape financial problems.

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The answer of __________________ involves a business owner burning his...

Question 3

The process of depositing a check from one bank account into a second bank account without sufficient funds to cover it is known as ________________________.

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The answer of The process of depositing a check from...

Question 4

The __________________ fire setter sets fires because his or her parents are careless with matches and lighters.

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The answer of The __________________ fire setter sets fires because...

Question 5

_________ is a crime that occurs when someone who is trusted with property fraudulently converts it.

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The answer of _________ is a crime that occurs when...

Question 6

In the nineteenth century, these two new forms of theft appeared as a result of changes in society:

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Train robbery and safecracking emerged as new forms of theft in the nineteenth century, largely due to the technological and societal changes of the time, including the expansion of the railway system and the use of safes for secure storage of valuables.

Question 7

_________________involve putting dummy or disabled goods on display while the real merchandise is kept under lock and key.

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The answer of _________________involve putting dummy or disabled goods on...

Question 8

A _______ burglary is one that fulfills a sexual fantasy but involves neither victim contact nor material gain.

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The answer of A _______ burglary is one that fulfills...

Question 9

The crime of __________________ involves a wrongdoer's misrepresenting a fact in a way that causes a victim to willingly give his or her property to the wrongdoer, who then keeps it.

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The answer of The crime of __________________ involves a wrongdoer's...

Question 10

Misrepresenting a fact in a way that causes a victim to willingly give his or her property to the wrongdoer, who then keeps it, is known as:

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Fraud involves intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Misrepresenting a fact to cause a victim to willingly give property to the wrongdoer, who then keeps it, fits the definition of fraud.

Question 11

By the eighteenth century, which type of property criminals lived in the country and supplemented their diet and income with game that belonged to a landlord?

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Poachers lived in the country and supplemented their diet and income by illegally hunting game that belonged to a landlord.

Question 12

Approximately _____ percent of those arrested for burglary are male.

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The answer of Approximately _____ percent of those arrested for...

Question 13

_________ is a term used to describe a condition in which people from a middle-class background, with little identification with a criminal subculture, cash bad checks because of a financial crisis that demands an immediate resolution.

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The answer of _________ is a term used to describe...

Question 14

A device with a false bottom that can be opened and shut by a professional shoplifter, lined with metal or another substance to prevent security tags from setting off alarms, and placed over merchandise is known as a(n) __________________.

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The answer of A device with a false bottom that...

Question 15

Professional burglars use this title to characterize colleagues who have distinguished themselves as burglars: ______.

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The answer of Professional burglars use this title to characterize...

Question 16

Eighteenth-century thieves who moved freely in sparsely populated areas and transported goods, such as spirits, gems, gold, and spices, without bothering to pay tax or duty were known as:

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Smugglers were known for moving goods like spirits, gems, gold, and spices across borders or through areas without paying taxes or duties, often using sparsely populated areas to avoid detection.

Question 17

A burglar who has technical competence, maintains personal integrity, specializes in burglary, and who financial success and the ability to avoid prison sentences is called a __________________.

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The answer of A burglar who has technical competence, maintains...

Question 18

A _______ burglary is characterized by rapes occurring in homes and involving theft, violence, and weapons.

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The answer of A _______ burglary is characterized by rapes...

Question 19

At one time, most auto theft was the work of _____; however, there appears to be a change in this pattern with the export of stolen vehicles becoming a global problem.

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The answer of At one time, most auto theft was...

Question 20

Burglary has declined about _____ percent during the last decade.

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The answer of Burglary has declined about _____ percent during...

Quiz 12: Property Crime

Public meeting places, often taverns, that served as headquarters for gangs and thieves in the eighteenth century were known as: