Robbery, Burglary, and Theft

            These are the three crimes that are commonly grouped together since most of the people perceive it to involve the illegal taking of someone’s property. However, theft and robbery are more similar as they are involved with the taking of someone’s personal items but burglary is to some extent different. Theft is the most commonly committed type of crime among the three crimes (Savage et al 2016). This deals with the illegal taking of someone else property without the permission from the owner. Theft results to permanent deprival of the owner of its possession. For example, if someone borrows a bicycle and intends not to return it is regarded as theft. Robbery on the other hand deals with the taking of another person’s property through the use of force or threat. Therefore it is evident that robbery is a form of crime that has a violent aspect. An example of a robbery crime is the forcing of a bank clerk to open a bank vault so as to illegally take money. Burglary is another type of crime that deals with theft though it does not necessarily require heft to occur. However it generally refers to an illegal entry into a building or a structure with an intention of committing a crime. In the case of robbery it is quite challenging to identify the description of the robber that the bank clerk may give. Another challenge may come in when the robber flees away with the cash which is hard to trace at that time. It is therefore recommended that police officers should ensure that they respond quickly to emergencies in case of robbery so as to catch up with the robbers before they flee away.

 

 

 

 

References

Savage J. & Wozniak K. (2016). Thugs and thieves: the difference etiology of violence. New York, NY: Oxford university press.