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THEFT 1 : THE THEFT ACT 5.1 Vocabulary word sets: synonyms, antonyms, etc.
A Look at texts on the right. What is the writer saying in each case?
B Look at the photographs on the opposite page. 1 Where would you see each of these signs?
2 What offence is each of these signs trying to prevent?
C Study the words in the blue box. 1 Find words with similar meanings.
2 What part of speech is each word?
accused act be aware of behave component concern create crime
defendant deprive of element establish give back involve keep from know offence return steal take
Faculty: Law D Study the Hadford University handout on this page.
1 Find a word in the blue box for each blue word or phrase. Change the form if necessary.
2 Find another word in the handout for each red word.
E Read the statements from court cases below. Rewrite each statement in your own words.
Examples: 1 He is innocent of the crime. 2 The property was owned by someone else.
1 He isn’t guilty of the crime. 2 The property didn’t belong to the defendant. 3 He didn’t act dishonestly. 4 She didn’t mean to keep the property. 5 He didn’t intend to steal the car.
6 She didn’t permanently deprive her friend of the car.
7 He didn’t take the money from the till. 8 They weren’t aware that she owned the property.
Lecture: Introduction to theft
Theft is not … … the same as burglary. This is only a small part of theft.
… just about stealing property. It involves many other related activities.
So what is it?
Section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 creates the offence of theft. It states:
‘A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.’
The components of theft are:
The actus reus of the offence. This states that the defendant:
1 takes 2 one or more items 3 owned by another person.
The mens rea which consists of the defendant acting: 1 dishonestly, and 2 meaning to keep the items forever.
A possible defence against a charge of theft is that you did not know the property belonged to another party, or that you intended to return the property.
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Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen.
Lyrics from a song by Woody Guthrie, recorded at RCA Studios, Camden, NJ, 26th Apr 1940
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight train, but if he has a university education he may steal the whole railroad.
Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the USA
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