Chapter 10 legal academy

identity theft

A crime that involves someone pretending to be another person in order to steal money or obtain benefits

Concealment

A means of hiding

cybercrime

Any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer

uttering

Offering to someone as genuine a document known to be fake

shoplifting

The act of stealing goods from a store

forgery

The fraudulent making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and liabilities of another.

Traditional property crimes - up or down

They have decresed in the recent

Phishing

a technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent e-mail

burglary

entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

vandalism

intentionally damaging or destroying another person's property

embezzlement

taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)

arson

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

music piracy

the illegal copying, downloading, or selling of copyrighted music

extortion

the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats

auto theft

the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle

robbery

the unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation

larceny

theft of personal property

carjacking

using force or intimidation to steal a car from a driver