Theft What is Theft Theft is the taking

Theft

What is Theft? Theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. " In simple English, taking something without asking first

Where it originated Theft originated from all walks of life, far before the human era. During this time, and still today, living beings stole from their neighbours to sustain enough essential necessities to stay alive. However in today's age people steal for fun and for the sensation of having more.

Different Types of Theft There are many types of ways people can steal possessions from others from pick-pocketing a phone to armed robbery. They range in from different severity… ● ● ● ● ● Petty Theft Possession of stolen property Shoplifting Burglary Robbery Car Jacking Credit card Forgery Pickpocketing

National Statistics Here are the national statistics for theft related crimes. As you can see there has been many hundreds of thousands of theft over the last three years and only 22. 8% of theft crimes were resolved because it is so hard to catch the criminal.

Highly Stolen Items ● ● ● ● Cellphones Cameras Laptops TV Money Small food items (e. g. lollies, chips etc) Stationery items (e. g. pens, rubbers etc) Unbelievably, one of the most stolen of items from a supermarket is cheese!

Why Do People Steal? People steal for many reasons which sometimes can and can't be explained. Thieves steal because. . . ● ● ● they must support their addictions (smoking, drinking etc) they feel the need to steal and can't help themselves there is something they want and there's no other way to get it

Consequences of Stealing We in New Zealand are pretty lucky that our law system is so lenient when it comes to theft, but that doesn’t mean it’s okay to steal. Theft in other countries could result in harsh in very long sentences and hundreds of years ago even the cutting off of peoples hands, but this is very rare. Consequences of theft range in different severity, depending mainly on what was stolen and where you are from.

Prevention Tips & Tricks ● ● It is important to always CLEARLY label your valuables with your full name Hand in any valuables to your teacher or just leave them at home Do not carry anything extra than your necessities Backup any valuable electronic data onto a reliable source eg. hard drive

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