Explain how modern statutes tend to consolidate modern theft ...

[jho37]

Explain how modern statutes tend to consolidate modern theft crimes.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Identify the mens rea and the act for the following crimes:
  a. Larceny
  b. Embezzlement
  c. Robbery
  d. Forgery
  e. False pretenses
  f. Receiving stolen property
  g. Extortion
  h. Identity theft
  i. Burglary
 

 
  What will be an ideal response?

[shaikhs]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Modern statutes tend to merge most crimes involving the wrongful acquisition of another's property into one theft crime of different degrees. The different degrees will generally depend upon the value, amount, type, and characteristics of the property, whether the offender has previously been convicted of a theft offense, and some jurisdictions even enhance the degree of the offense if it involves a particular class of persons (e.g., a victim over 65 years of age).Theft crimes are often graded by the values of the property that was stolen or embezzled. Theft statutes may also grade offenses by the nature of the property stolen.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:
Crime
Mens Rea
Act
Larceny
Intent to deprive owner of property
Trespassory taking and carrying away of the property of another
Embezzlement
Intent to deprive owner of property
Conversion of lawfully entrusted property
Robbery
Intent to deprive owner of property
Taking property from another by force, threat of force, or intimidation
Forgery
Intent to create false document and to prejudice another's legal rights with document
The creation of a false document or material alteration of genuine document and use of document in a ways that prejudices another's rights
False Pretenses
To knowingly make a false statement of material fact with intent to acquire title or possession of property that is known to belong to another with intent to defraud
Making the false material statement and obtaining title or possession of property known to belong to another
Receiving Stolen Property
Knowledge that the property is stolen and acquisitions with intention of depriving owner of the property
To receive property that is known to be stolen
Extortion
Intent to deprive owner of property by making threat of future home.
To acquire property belonging to another through threat
Identify Theft
Knowing use of identifying information of another with intent to assume his or her identity and intent to deprive another of property
To use identifying information of another to assume identity, and to take property
Burglary
Intentional breaking and entering the property of another with intent to commit a crime inside.
Breaking and entering the property of another and the commission or attempted commission of a crime.