Grand Theft Auto

numerous bosses and their workplace, plan their revenge by uploading a computer virus that is supposed to skim pennies at a time on every deposit the company makes. Michael, the software engineer who developed the program, tells Peter and Samir that the “theft will be so gradual that it will take years before it’s even noticed” (Riedel, Rappaport, Rotenburg, & Judge, 2005). Much to their surprise the next day, the workers end up with much more than they planned, stealing $305,326.13. Michael…

Pierce’s buck cabby, Barlow, “had worked for [him] for 5 years” when the planning of the train theft began (Chrichton 67). Also, “it’s two years gone”since Pierce last saw Agar, which insinuates that Pierce participated in criminal acts with Agar at least two years prior (Chrichton 9). The fact that Pierce had been involved in crime for so many…

All crimes are different and are categorized as such. One way to classify crimes is to determine what type of crime has been committed – a felony or a misdemeanor. Crimes are also classified on a social level of criminal law as mala in se or mala prohibita. In order to determine the punishment of certain crimes, criminal officers must determine on the severity of the crime. A felony is a crime that is considered serious or violent. There are four degrees in which a felony is classified and…

This case was about Emanuel Balestrero. He was a musician who loved to play the string bass. Balestrero would play in many dance bands on Broadway. With his outstanding work ethic Balestrero was not only a religious man, he was also into horse betting, and maintaining his finances. Emanuel had good credit and in times of struggle he would go to the distance to make sure his family was secure. Unfortunately for Emanuel he would later find himself involved in a series of hold ups in his…

Robbery is a crime that has a long history and difficult to prevent and prosecute. It is a serious crime and can happen to anyone. Every day there are people who experience something valuable taken from them and have that feeling of vulnerability. Even though it is difficult to completely prevent a robbery, law enforcement is continuing to try and improve the security of an individual or company’s property. Citizen reports are essential for policing efforts in stopping robberies. Police…

While the RAT focus on the environmental context in which crimes occur, or simply put, that potential offenders are likely to commit a crime because there is a target, and no social control embodied in some sort of supervision, Gelder argues that there is nuanced rational decision-making process, feelings, and this is what will be examined as a potential explanation in the following. According to Gelder there are two basic, cognitive ways for an individual in a criminal decision-making process…

Martinez 1Effects of Property CrimesThere are many different types of property crimes, these include theft, larceny, embezzlement, vandalism, receiving stolen property, false pretenses, forgery, uttering, arson, and burglary. All of these crimes are defined as property crimes because they involve the unlawful taking or damaging of another person’s property. The effects that these crimes have on individuals and society, as a whole, are hurtful. For an individual victim of a property crime, the…

The FBI states, in regards to white-collar crime as, “These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent on the application or threat of physical force or violence. The motivation behind these crimes is financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage.” This definition is more like today’s definition of white-collar crime. However, in our book, Sutherland coined the phrase for…

QUESTION PRESENTED: Whether James Sperber’s (“Mr. Sperber”) first-degree burglary (“armed burglary”) charge may be reduced to second-degree burglary (“simple burglary”) when he stole a stone axe, kept it in his backpack for the entirety of the burglary, and immediately fled the scene. BRIEF ANSWER: Probably yes. Simple burglary can be enhanced to armed burglary when the offender becomes armed with a dangerous weapon. A non-firearm weapon is considered dangerous if, but only if, the weapon was…

These days many researchers are trying to figure out why things cause other things. These are called correlation studies. The process in seeing how things relate to each other and affect one another. Yet many correlations are false. It is not a valid way of proving a point. Many correlations have nothing to do with each other. In this study researchers decided that since vitamins are related to crime they cause it. Vitamins do not cause crimes it is a illusory correlation. There is no proof…