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    another. She has committed the crime of robbery. 3. Sarah has broken and entered a dwelling with the intent to commit a felony. She has committed the crime of burglary. (Most states have dispensed with the requirement that the act take place at night.) According to our text‚ burglary is breaking and entering the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony. It was originally aimed at protecting an individual’s home and its occupants. Burglary requires breaking and entering into

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    involving dishonest behaviour‚ include theft‚ robbery and burglary. “Dishonest offences are provided for by legislation‚ Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. This act contains a wide range of offences. It has taken into account changes in technology creating new offences. It also provides for a number of offences which may not have been previously recognised. Examples of offences under the act: Theft Burglary Aggravated Burglary Robbery Forgery Deception Corruption Unlawful use of

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    percent. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on specific violent crimes (murder and non-negligent manslaughter‚ forcible rape‚ robbery‚ and aggravated assault) and specific property crimes (burglary‚ larceny-theft‚ and motor vehicle theft.) In 2011‚ six of the seven categories saw decreases nationally; only the number of burglaries increased‚ and that increase was slight (0.2 percent per 100‚000 people). (Steele‚ 2012‚ p. 1) Some highlights from cities with populations of more

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    crime categories of the UCR. The Uniform Crime Reports also include information on what the FBI calls Part 1 Offenses. These offenses are also called major crimes. Part 1 offenses or major crimes are (1) murder‚ (2) rape‚ (3) robbery‚ (4) aggravated assault‚ (5) burglary‚ (6) larceny‚ (7) motor vehicle theft‚ (8) arson. Murder is the defined as the unlawful killing of a human being. This definition may include 1st and 2nd degree murder and manslaughter‚ involuntary manslaughter and other similar

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    With robberies at that number for the year‚ it averages out to about 36 burglaries a day throughout the whole year for Chicago and an average of 21 burglaries for Philadelphia a day. Now in 2013 the average amount of robberies were 11‚815 which were an average of 32 robberies a day where Philadelphia had 7‚562 with an average of 20 robberies a day. As far as the data shows Chicago had the highest crime rate for burglaries within the year of 2012‚ and 2013. Though

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    169 (City Data‚ 2011). Crime within the city of Boston has over the years been steadily declining. Though most major crimes in the FBI crime index have shown small percentages of decline from previous years‚ there are some areas of crime such as burglary that have shown an increase over the years. As the population of Boston increases it is essential that the levels of crime within the city are analyzed to reduce the levels of criminal activity while providing a safe community for citizens to reside

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    then runs away with the laptop. The crime that Sarah committed was aggravated robbery which is defined as the use of‚ or exhibits or carries the weapon and threatens to use it (Criminal Defense Lawyer‚ 2013). A deadly weapon can be any item that can be used or threaten to do bodily harm such as a gun‚ knife‚ club. Under most state laws aggravated robbery carries a stiffer penalty (longer possible term) than simple robbery by merely taking by force or by the threat of force (Criminal Defense Lawyer

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    (Roger LeRoy Miller‚ 2008) It would not be like burglary because there was no breaking and entering involved and it would not be considered a robbery because the items were not taken by force. Scenario 2 While passing Makoto’s house one night‚ Sarah sees Makoto outside with a laptop computer. Holding Makoto at gunpoint‚ Sarah forces him to give up the computer. Then Sarah runs away with it. In this scenario the crime would be considered Robbery. Robbery is defined as the taking of cash property and

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    Looser gun laws decrease the chances of a burglary. Mr. Kleck a respected researcher for The University of Indiana studied crime rates from Great Britain and the Netherlands

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    Smokey’s house. Little Louie 1. Conspiracy Title 18‚ Part 1‚ Ch‚ 19‚ § 371 2. Burglary - break an entering ORC‚ Title29‚ Ch 2911‚ § 2911.12 a) Breaking glass window into Smiths house 3. Second count of burglary – guns ORC‚ Title29‚ Ch 2911‚ § 2911.12 a) Breaking into the gun case b) Saw off shotgun c) Several hand guns d) Automatic weapons 4. Robbery – bank Title18‚ Part 1‚ Ch 103‚ § 2113 5. Murder of police officer Title18

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