Street Law Ch. 10 Vocab & Concepts

______________ is the willful and malicious burning of a person's property.

• Vandalism

• Burglary

• Arson

• Concealment

In most states, it is a crime to burn any building or structure, even if the person who burns the structure owns it.

• True

• False

Burning property with the intent to defraud an insurance company is usually a separate crime, regardless of the type or property burned or who owns the property.

• True

• False

At various time, arson has been a form of ___________ violence.

• criminal

• racial

• ethical

• religious

To help federal prosecutors deal with a rash of racially motivated acts of church arson, Congress passed the ____________________________________________.

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

• The Oath Act of 1789

• Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021

• Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996

Arson is the willful and malicious burning of a person's property. What are the elements of arson?

• Willful and malicious

• burning

• of a person's property

• with the intent to defraud an insurance company

True or false? Vandalism is responsible for millions of dollars in damages each year.

• True

• False

Depending on the extent of the damage, vandalism can be either a _____________ or a _____________________.

• felony

• crime

• misdemeanor

• theft

__________________ is the unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another against their will, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.

• Robbery

• Larceny

• Auto theft

• Carjacking

____________ ______________ involves the theft of anything above a certain value, sometimes $100 or more, and is classified as a felony.

• Petty theft

• Armed robbery

• Grand larceny

• Shoplifting