SOCL 4461 : Test 2
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Notes (burglary is a property crime that requires no personal force) Robbery - the taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear. Example a carjacking is better described as a robbery rather than auto theft. The sentences are very high for robbery decades not years. It is interpersonal/face-to-face: weapons are sometimes involved, possible death, usually done by a stranger, unexpected, theft. 59% of all robberies are armed robbery. Less injury because the perpetrators are usually older, more experienced and more cautious about using violence. Injury is more likely because people are more likely to resist and the perpetrator is usually young and less-experienced. 1/3 of all robbery victims are injured in some way. In 10% of all robberies, the injury requires some type of hospital visitation but in and out with minor injuries.
