1. Crimes Against Property

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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 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.