FREE ESSAY ON CRIME AND ROBBERY

CRIME AND ROBBERY

Crime and Robbery
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Crime is the violation of statutes enacted into criminal law by a locality, state, or the
federal government (Macionis, 218). Crimes against property include robbery of another's
personal belongings. Property crimes include burglary, larceny, and auto theft. Burglary
consists of the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a [serious crime] or a theft
(Macionis, 220). Larceny is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of
property from the possession of another (Macionis, 220). Auto theft is the theft or
attempted theft of a motor vehicle (Macionis, 220). 
Since the beginning of time there has been crime and theft. In primitive civilizations
theft could have included stealing essentials for life (food, water, shelter), women,
weapons, etc. In more recent times theft has come to include all material possessions a
person has. Only naming several which are money, jewelry, pets, automobiles, etc. For as
long as people have legitimately owned or made a legal claim to objects there has been
theft. Most criminals steal in order to support expensive habits in which excessive
amounts of money are crucial. Poverty is also another significant influence of crime and
theft. As well as a lack in morals and values contributes to crime and robbery. Another
influence of crime and robbery is that certain crimes are committed to experience a
thrill, adrenaline rush or whatever it may be called. No matter what the motive may be,
crime and robbery are very frequent and rates are increasing.
There is a direct and close correlation of poverty and crime. As the years have passed
people have become more and more socially stratified. Thus, creating a feeling of
inferiority among the poor and less fortunate. With this feeling people are more inclined
to commit crimes, mainly in the form of robbery. The action of theft is a quick and
effective way of gaining what is desired or what will theoretically make the feeling of
inferiority go away. For example as studied by Robert Park and Ernest Burgess in Chicago,
the zone of transition (ghetto) promotes and advocates criminal behavior and deviance.
Through this case study it concluded that crime rates are consistently high in these
areas in cities. Also, no matter what groups and different nationalities inhibited the
area, there is no relation to the rates. On the contrary