Hey Guys, Here is the Case Study
Boys break into school
Two youths aged 16 and 17 broke into a school and caused $30 000 worth of damage when they went on a two-hour vandalism rampage. The boys jemmied open a door to a classroom with the intention of stealing any valuables they could find. They managed to find a camera and a small tape-recorder which they later sold at a local Cash Converters store. The pair tipped paint on floors, daubed it on walls and poked holes in plaster with a steel bar in one classroom. They then moved into another room and set fire to a pile of papers and books in one corner. The fire caused extensive damage to the classroom.
The police were able to trace the boys from records held at the Cash Converters store. The store’s records showed that the boys had, over a period of time, ‘cashed in’ a camera, a tape-recorder and six skateboards. When questioned by police, the boys admitted entering the school building and taking the tape-recorder and camera but they denied lighting the fire or causing any other damage. They said ‘We jemmied open the door but we didn’t wreck the place or light any fire. Someone else had done that.’
The boys were also found in possession of a stolen bankcard. Police investigations revealed that the bankcard belonged to a teacher at the school and that the boys had used it to purchase two pairs of rollerblades to the value of $386.00.
The boys were questioned about some young children who had been assaulted in the local area — the police believe they could have been responsible for threatening young people with a knife until they handed over their possessions.
1) How did the boys commit Fraud in this case?
- I have an idea that it is to do with stealing the bank card but not too sure how to explain that?
2) What other crimes are the boys alleged to have committed, or may have committed? Explain. (2 marks)
3) If you were acting on behalf of these boys, what advice would you give them? (4 marks)
Any Help would be Awesome!
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