Burglary is an offence under Section 9 of the Thefts Act‚ which is in 2 separate parts. The first sub section is s9(1)(a) which states “ a person is guilty of burglary if he enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with the intent to steal‚ inflict grievous bodily harm‚ or do unlawful damage to the building or anything in it.” The second part is s9(1)(b) which says “a person is guilty of burglary if having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser‚ he steals or attempts
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What is identity theft? Identity theft is the fake acquisition and use of a person’s private identifying information‚ usually for financial gain. When you steal someone else’s identity for your own benefits. How can identity theft occur? Explain 3 ways One way identity theft can occur is by stealing your credit cards. Some people will put a fake credit card cover at a store‚ and then they will take your credit card information and steal your information. Another way of identity theft is social security
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DRAFT LANSING‚ MICH. The Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) cautions the public that a rise in car thefts in Michigan this year should serve as a warning to residents who often leave their cars running or unlocked with the keys inside. In 2016 Michigan reported 18‚795 stolen vehicles. 2017 is on track to potentially surpass those numbers. The ATPA is urging the public to report suspicious persons and vehicles when observed. Numerous car dealerships
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Introduction: Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes statistically according to the Federal Trade Commission. Roughly 27.3 million Americans have fallen victim to this form of theft/fraud. According to last year the loss of money for businesses and financial institutions are in the billions and with consumers out of pocket expenses has been about 5 billion dollars. "Identity theft" refers to crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data (i.e.‚ name
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will never happen to me”. When it comes to identity theft‚ it can happen to anyone. It happens very often to college students. College students are a major target to identity theft and need to be aware of their risk. Students need to understand how to prevent identity theft and handle it if it occurs. The number one target for identity theft‚ college students must be aware of their options when dealing with the constant threat of identity theft‚ and know what they can do if victimized. College
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Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. In the year 2014 according to the Javelin Strategy & Research group‚ $16 billion dollars were stolen from 12.7 million identity fraud victims. (Javelin Strategy & Research‚ 2015) Many cases of identity theft usually go unreported and the numbers could be higher according to the USA today which estimates 130 million from about 1 million in the year 2007. (Anderson J. G.‚ 2013) In today age and time‚ identity theft is becoming
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Identity Theft: How to Protect Your Personal Information Jason Jones American Military University Professor Mark Bond CMRJ306 Criminal Investigation April 18‚ 2012 Identity theft began to emerge as a serious problem in the mid-1990s. It has been coined by many leading experts in the criminal justice arena as the “crime of the new millennium”. Identity theft without a doubt is the fastest growing crime in our society. Between 2010 and 2011 it is estimated that 10 million Americans
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Bibliography Antonopoulos‚ Andreas. "The Black Market for Identity Theft." Editorial. Network World 21 Sept. 2013: 42. This source seems like it will be pretty good and will also help give me a little bit different view on identity theft. This article covers how identity theft affects the black market‚ which helps in raising the crime level directed towards identity theft. David‚ Fay W. "Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft." Inside Tucson Business 17 (2007): 24. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO.
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................... 2 Types of Identity Theft ............................................................................................................................. 2 Did privacy cause identity theft? – Lynn Lopucki ................................................................................ 3 An Evaluation of Identity-Sharing Behavior in Social Network Communities –Stutzman .................. 3 Human Identification Theory and the Identity Theft Problem - Lynn Lopucki.................
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Identity theft is an important crime in society today and it needs to be heavily enforced and prosecuted. According to Transunion.com‚ As of 2015‚ 9.9 million Americans are victims of identity theft‚ with an incident happening on average every 19 seconds. This proves just how important of a crime identity theft is and that it should be better protected and have harsher consequences. The legal definition of identity theft according to Dakota Family Bank and Foundations of Computer Society is “the
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