The document summarizes various crimes against property and persons, as well as potential defenses. It outlines crimes that destroy property like arson and vandalism. Crimes that take property are discussed, including larceny, embezzlement, robbery, extortion, burglary, forgery, receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle, grand theft auto, and carjacking. Finally, it lists several possible defenses such as lack of criminal intent, insanity, entrapment, duress, necessity, and self-defense.

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).