CHAPTER 12 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Chapter 12 Criminal Investigation

Chapter 12 Criminal Investigation

Introduction

Robbery is one of the seven index offenses, the means by which the United States keeps track of serious crime. It is a crime of violence that occurs largely between strangers. While robberies declined during the 1990s, robbery still is a serious category of offending.

Definition of Robbery

Robbery is one of the crimes most feared by Americans as it combines force, loss of property, and uncertainty about outcomes. Robbery is defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in its Uniform Crime Reports (1999) as “the taking or attempting to take anything of ...