Crimes Against Property

Arson Willful and malicious burning of a person’s property Illegal in most states, even if you own the property and structure Sometimes a form of racial violence Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996

Vandalism Also known as malicious mischief Willful destruction of, or damage to, the property of another Depending on the extent of the damage, can either be a felony or misdemeanor

Larceny Unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another person against their will with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it 2 classes- grand or petty Grand= value of over $100 Petty= $100 or less Shoplifting- form of larceny Concealment- attempted shoplifting

Embezzlement Unlawful taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted

Robbery Unlawful taking of property fro a person’s immediate possession by force or intimidation Both a crime against person and property

Extortion Extortion, aka blackmail Use of threats to obtain the property of another

Burglary Originally defined as breaking and entering the dwelling of another person during the night with intent to commit a felony therein. Modern laws- broadened the definition to include unauthorized entry into any structure with the intent to commit a crime, regardless of the time of day.

Forgery Forgery is a crime in which a person falsely makes or alters a writing or document with the intent to defraud Uttering- some states it is a separate crime- offering to someone a document as genuine although it is known to be fake

Receiving Stolen Property If you receive or buy property you know is stolen Felony if over $100 Misdemeanor if $100 or less

Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle Person unlawfully takes a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent UUV is only if the person intends to use the vehicle temporarily Carjacking- use of force or intimidation to steal a car fro the driver

Cybercrime Spamming, worms/viruses, “phishing”, spreading pornographic images, illegal downloading, duplication and distribution of music U.S. Digital Millenium Copyright Act, 1998 makes copying copyrighted music illegal, outside of making a copy for your own use Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 requires that all public schools and libraries purchase and install filtering software on all of their student-accessible computers and establish certain internet safety policies

Is it a crime? What is it? Rank in Severity Evan goes to a commercial music Web site and figures out a way to download three songs without paying for them. Perrisha supervises Bill at work. She suspects that he is visiting pornographic web sites instead of working. She looks at his history of web files, and it confirms her suspicion. She fires him. Dominique and Harold launch a computer virus designed to slow down the U.S. air traffic control system in hopes that they can create an airplane crash. David, 31, poses as a teenage boy at an online social networking site that is popular with high school students, and arranges to meet a high school junior on a date. Someone pretending to be with the Public Bank sends you an email message saying there is a problem with your account and requesting you send information. Shayna, 17, applies for a job at a local department store. The HR department checks out her Facebook and see pictures of her drinking beer, and they do not hire her. Nelly downloads her top 20 favorite songs from various sources and saves the in a personal folder. The next day, Nelly uploads the songs to a peer-to-peer network so that her friends can download the songs to their personal music folders. The night before a 10-page paper is due, Anne copies and pastes several pages of information from an online public encyclopedia, then writes a few pages herself. She does not cite her source.