https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy Defining different crimes for Property Crime en-us 2016-10-07 13:40:22 UTC 2026-03-25 00:11:34 UTC hello@padlet.com amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129117001 Def:Arson means willfully destroying someone else's property worth $150 or more by setting fire to it without the permission from the owner. 
Ex: Rose was playing with a box of matches, she suddenly thought it'll be okay to burn her neighbor's car. then she got arrested and charged with Arson.]]> 2016-10-07 13:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129117001 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129122217 Def: action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
Ex: Gangsters tag walls to mark their territory and to warn other gangs that they're there. ]]> 2016-10-07 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129122217 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129124487 Def:theft of personal property.
Ex: John broke in the Joe's house and steal his T.V., cash and his car.]]> 2016-10-07 14:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129124487 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129127899 Def: Embezzlement is a form of a white collar crime, which is punishable in Illinois by a lengthy prison sentence, fines, and restitution. It can be prosecuted as a state or federal crime. Here, we will only discuss the Illinois state law.
Ex: An employee works at Walmart and regularly steals money from the cash resisters.  ]]> 2016-10-07 14:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129127899 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129371111 Def:Robbery and armed robbery are violations of Illinois state law. To convict a defendant of robbery, prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant took property from another person by using force or by threatening to use imminent force.]]> 2016-10-09 23:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129371111 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129372298 Def:The crime of intimidation, often referred to as "extortion" in certain other states, is identified in the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 as one of several offenses directed against the person involving bodily harm. Other such offenses include  assault, and battaryndangerment and mutilation. Under Illinois extortion laws, a person commits the crime of intimidation when, with the intent to cause another person to perform or refrain from performing any act, he or she threatens to perform any of the following acts while lacking lawful authority to do so]]> 2016-10-09 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129372298 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129372945 Def:A person commits burglary when without authority he knowingly enters or without authority remains within a building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, railroad car, or any part thereof, with intent to commit therein a felony or theft.]]> 2016-10-09 23:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129372945 amartinez79582 https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129373409 Def: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.]]> 2016-10-09 23:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amartinez79582/ken1ygxt9ioy/wish/129373409