Varieties Of Larceny, Dealing, and Damage

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Varieties Of Larceny, Dealing, and Damage

• Nikki Simanson
• and
• Stefanie Richards

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Larceny

• As defined by Websters Dictionary
• ? the wrongful taking and carrying away of
  the personal goods of another from his or
  her possession with intent to convert them to
  the taker's own use

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Shoplifting

• Theft of property from a retail store by
  persons known as customers
• Study by Mary Owen Cameron (1964)
• The Booster and the Snitch
• Booster professional
• Snitch amateur

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Motor Vehicle Theft

• Unlawful taking or attempt of taking a motor
  vehicle
• There are 4 reasons why automobile theft is most
  reported
• 1. The high value of vehicles
• 2. Insurance requirements
• 3. Assistance needed from police to
  recover stolen cars
• 4. High probability that stolen cars will
  be located and returned to owner

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Fraud

• Check fraud
• Deliberately deceiving someone for personal
  economic gain by producing a counterfeit or
  forged check
• Individuals can take part in check fraud without
  knowing it
• Credit card fraud
• Person who finds themselves in need of money and
  later view illegal credit card use as the easiest
  way of satisfying their money needs

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Fraud (continued)

• Income tax fraud
• -The most prevalent form of defrauding the
  government because the federal government is a
  endless financial pit
• -Two major forms of income tax fraud
• - Tax avoidance
• - Tax evasion
• Identity Theft

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Dealing and Damage

• Fencing
• Buying, selling, or dealing stolen goods
• The goods usually come from robbers, burglars,
  shoplifters, auto thieves, fraudsters, and
  employee thieves
• Marilyn Walsh study (1977)
• Arson
• Willful or malicious burning of a house, public
  buildings, motor vehicles, aircraft, or other
  property of another
• Four types of arson
• crime concealment
• revenge
• vandalism
• profit