Power Point for Chapters 10 and 11 in Nilsen's Crime and Law class

1. Chapters 10 and 11
Crime and Law – Nilsen

2. •Crimes Which
Destroy Property

3. • Arson is the willful and malicious
burning of a person’s property.

4. • Vandalism is the willful
destruction of or damage
to the property of another.

5. •Crimes Which
Take Property

6. • Larceny is the unlawful
taking and carrying away of the
property of another with the
intent to deprive the owner of it.

7. • Embezzlement is the unlawful
taking of property by someone
to whom it was entrusted.

8. • Robbery is the unlawful taking
of property from a person’s
immediate possession through
force or intimidation.

9. • Extortion is using threats to
obtain the property of another.

10. • Burglary is the unauthorized
entry into a structure with the
intent to commit a crime.

11. • Forgery occurs when a person
makes or alters a document
with the intent to defraud.

12. • Receiving stolen property is
taking possession of property
that one knows or has reason
to know is stolen.

13. • Unauthorized use of a vehicle is
taking someone else’s vehicle
without the intent to keep it.
• Grand theft auto is taking someone
else’s vehicle with the intent to keep it.
• Carjacking is taking someone
else’s vehicle through the use
or threat of force.

14. •Defenses

15. • No crime has been committed.

16. • The defendant did not
commit the crime.

17. • The defendant committed
the crime, but it was
excused or justified.
• Self Defense

18. • The defendant committed the
crime but was not criminally
responsible for their actions.

19. •Infancy
–Children below the age of 7
cannot form criminal intent.
–Children between 7 and 14 are
presumed to be incapable of
forming criminal intent.

20. • Intoxication can be a valid
defense for crimes with
specific intent, but not for
crimes with general intent.

21. • Insanity can be a defense.
–Some states require a
showing of an inability to
tell right from wrong.
–Others require a showing that the
defendant lacks the substantial
capacity to appreciate the nature
of the act or to conform their
conduct to the law.

22. • Entrapment is a defense
when the police encourage or
persuade someone into
committing a crime.

23. • Duress is a defense when
someone is forced into
committing a crime (not a
defense to homicide).

24. • Necessity is a defense when
someone has to commit a
crime to save their life (not a
defense to homicide).