Review: Armed Robbery, Criminal Law, Policing World Society: Historical Foundations of International Police Cooperation, Child Pornography: An Internet Crime
| Date | 01 September 2003 |
| DOI | 10.1350/pojo.76.3.271.19445 |
| Author | Rob R. Jerrard |
| Published date | 01 September 2003 |
| Subject Matter | Review |
ROB R. JERRARD
Reviews Editor
www.rjerrard.co.uk
REVIEWS
ARMED ROBBERY
Roger Matthews
Crime and Society Series, Willan Publishing 2003
ISBN 1903240603; RRP £16.99
Many TV writers confuse robbery with burglary: you hear such
statements as, ‘I’ve been robbed’, or ‘There’s been a burglary’.
The Concise Oxford Dictonary defines robbery as:
Robbery (pl. -ies)
1 athe act or process of robbing, esp. with force or threat of
force. ban instance of this.
2 excessive financial demand or cost (set us back £20 – it
was sheer robbery).
[Middle English from Old French roberie (as rob)].
The Theft Act 1968 is, of course, more precise; robbery accord-
ing to s. 8 of the Act is defined as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and imme-
diately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do
so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any
person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.
(2) A person guilty of robbery, or of an assault with intent to
rob, shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprison-
ment for life.
If you have studied criminal law you will know the definition; if
you are new to law you will need to understand the difference
between burglary and robbery when reading this book.
In Armed Robbery Roger Matthews looks at motivation,
weapons used, victims, policing and the demise of armed rob-
bery. He tells us that armed robbery is regarded as one of the
most serious crimes, and is widely reported in the media. Many
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