1. What is it?
1.1. Theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent
1.2. Other terms that could relate to theft are burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud
1.3. Someone who carries out an act of or makes a career of theft is known as a thief.
2. Types of theft
2.1. Shop lifting
2.1.1. The criminal action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
2.2. Identity theft
2.2.1. The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain.
2.3. Fraud
2.3.1. A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
2.4. Auto theft
2.4.1. Motor vehicle theft, sometimes referred to as grand theft auto by the media and police department
2.5. Robbery
2.5.1. The felonious taking of personal property from someone using force or the threat of force.
2.5.1.1. Thief could be armed
2.5.1.1.1. Weapon could have been taken from the property
2.5.1.2. Thief could be unarmed
3. Environment
3.1. Shops
3.2. Homes
3.3. Personal property
3.4. Cyber/online
3.5. Banks
4. How bad is it?
4.1. Robberies rose in 2007 to 17,988 from 17,284 in 2006 but remains lower than recorded in the early 2000s.
4.2. The proportion of robberies in 2007 involving a weapon (43%) was similar to that in 2006 (44%).
5. Why do people do it?
5.1. Peer pressure
5.2. Poverty
5.3. Substance abuse
5.4. Adrenaline rush
5.5. Been raised to feel they're unworthy of love or attention and use stealing to gain symbolic love
5.6. They think they can 'get away with it'.
5.7. Selfishness
5.8. Insecurity
6. People involved/affected
6.1. Thief
6.2. Sometimes involves a 'get-away team'
6.2.1. Has a mode of transport ready to transport out of the scene
6.3. Victim
6.3.1. The person who was stolen from
6.4. Police
6.4.1. To find the criminal
7. Punishment
7.1. Minor offence
7.1.1. Banned from store
7.1.2. Parents alerted
7.1.3. Community service
7.1.4. Fined
7.2. Major offence
7.2.1. Fined
7.2.2. Imprisonment
7.2.3. Community service
7.2.4. Criminal record