Burglary

 These are some ways you can prevent being victimized by burglary and help secure cars, homes, and businesses:

Homes:

Using security measures such as cameras, locking doors, reinforcing entry points, secure network(for smart locks and cameras), and making your house look occupied are all great ways to increase security to help limit burglary in your home.

Cars:

Park in well lit areas, always lock your doors, get a steering wheel lock, never leave valuables within view(including keys), install a dashcam.

Businesses:

Install security cameras, sensors, and alarms, restrict who can enter certain areas, secure entry points, store cash and valuables in a safe, use lighting at night(making in look active from outside).

Con artists

 

Question 1:

some reasons:

Distraction

Con artists keep you focused so you miss what’s really happening.

Following Authority

They pretend to be people in charge so you’ll trust them without questioning anything.

Herd Mentality

They make it look like lots of people are doing it so you feel safer trying it for yourself.

Your Dishonesty

They get you to do something shady so you won’t report them, as you’re afraid for yourself.

Lying Confidently 

They tell believable stories that seem normal, which makes it harder to spot the lie.

Question 2:

Essentially anyone can become a mark. The right con artist can do numbers to your account. It’s largely about the place and time for the con to occur. Con artists themselves make great marks as they have a very high confidence level. As long as your within a graspable situation for their act to take place they can get you wrapped around their fingers.

Question 3:

1, First they(the roper) search out for their mark. In the example stated in the article was the con artist looking for an out-of-towner as they couldn’t call their banker for advice during the con.

2, They then befriend the mark, showing them around town and maybe trickling in a little deal or two along the way to get the marks mindset ready for the con.

3, Then the insideman is introduced to the scheme, having the roper steer the mark towards them, making the insideman take over the script. The roper claims they know the insideman, giving them a good reputation.

4, The insideman reveals to the mark his magical wealth, letting him into his inner circle, further tricking him with his tale of how he got rich.

5, For this stage, the insideman shows the mark proof that their “magical trick” actually works. This really locks the mindset of being able to make some moolah in, helping motivate them towards investing.

6, The insideman breaks down the situation for the mark and tells them how much they could take them for. The others within the con would offer the insideman some of their own money, showing they believe this will work.

7, The mark has to send the money without noticeable suspicion from their wife or banker.

8, This is when the mark hands over all of the con artists profit - the main part of the scheme.

9, This is the final stage when the mark needs to be cooled off. Sometimes it can be violent(a fake bloody shootout so the mark needs to flee), but it’s more often than not an elongated, boring act.

Question 4:

To have a mindset of; if it seems too good to be true, it certainly is. if you can identify that chances are you’re not gonna win big for doing essentially nothing then you should be more sceptical, which in return helps you understand what might be taking place.

Auto Theft Questions

 1. 5 Reasons for stealing a car:

• Joy riding, often motor vehicle thieves are motivated by acquiring power, prestige, sexual potency, and recognition related to the type of vehicle. Many teenagers are criminals of these acts as it's often to impress peers. These criminals want to experience the "greatness" of owning and driving one of these vehicles.
• Short-term transportation, this form of car theft is not too different from joy riding, the main distinction between the two is short-term transportation thieves have the goal of just getting from one location to another.
• Long-term transportation, these thieves intend to keep the car for their own usage. They often repaint the car or cover it up in some way to limit suspicion
• Profit, These are often professional, organized stealers who sell off intact stolen cars. They change necessary papers, effectively making a convincing profit. The amateur side of this motive looks like people poorly selling car scraps to make some money.
• Commission of another crime, these criminals steal vehicles to use within other crimes. They want to stay hidden, using a vehicle that doesn't track back to them.

2. Ontario has the highest amount of stolen cars. In 2022 more than 105,000, leading to at least a vehicle stolen per 5  minutes just in Ontario alone. The most stolen vehicle in Ontario is the Lexus RX Series. 2,852 Lexus RX Series cars were stolen in 2022, just barely beating the Toyota Highlander at 2,838!

3. List of ways to prevent a car theft:

1. Keeping your car in a safe, secure garage.
2. Locking your onboard diagnostic port.
3. Locking your steering wheel.
4. Attach a tracker to your vehicle.
5. Install camera's in necessary locations.
6. Avoid leaving valuables in plain sight.
7. Obviously leaving your vehicle running with keys inside(some people do this to warm up their car).
8. Don't keep spare keys inside the vehicle(although thieves can often hotwire your vehicle still).
9. Always lock your car.
10. Don't park in areas with large auto theft rates unless you're cautious with how you do so.

Types of serial and mass murderers

 

Pseudocommander mass murderers:

Pseudocommander mass murderers are often introverted individuals, having antisocial traits and tendencies tied to them. They kill in broad daylight, coming armed with a range of strong weapons to wipe people out. They commit these crimes as they’re fuelled by a feeling of mistreatment by the world. They feel their actions are a form of payback for what has been done to them. They are very angry at what has happened to them, resulting in their mass killings.

Set-and-run mass murderer:

The set and run mass murderers are criminals that plan out their attack well beforehand and really lets the world know their actions. In other words they kill a lot of people. Their goal is to cause as many deaths as possible and flee the scene. An example of this could be bombing a plane after it takes off. Their actions are justified inside their heads, not feeling remorse about what they did. These mass murderers have fantasies of revenge against someone and want to go out with a bang.

Disgruntled employee mass murderer:

These murderers often are employees who get fired, or are angry at their job or co-workers for whatever reason. They angrily murder many fellow workers within the building/area. They are driven to kill  by revenge, and a need to get back at the ones who did wrong by them.

Disciple mass murderer:

These killers aren’t always necessarily the ones killing. These people have a group of disciples or followers that follow the disciple mass murderer’s ideology or beliefs and wants to be apart of the upbringing of it. There can be a cult-like aspect to their actions. They are motivated to do what they do as they believe it helps bring them closer to the path of succession to their beliefs. They have other people go and kill for them as they do the mass murderers bidding as they’re drawn to the belief's themselves.

Family annihilator mass murderer:

Family annihilator mass murderers are individuals who target their own family members, usually killing their husband/wife, children, or extended relatives. They often feel hopeless, like they have lost everything, and see their actions as the only way out. They believe that by killing their family, they are sparing them from a worse fate or punishing them for betraying them.

Visionary Serial Killers:

Visionary serial killers are individuals who experience psychotic breaks, believing that an external force—whether divine or demonic—is compelling them to kill. They may hear voices or see visions that instruct them to commit murder. Their crimes are typically erratic and disorganized, as their motives are rooted in delusions rather than calculated planning. These killers do not always have a specific victim type, as their selection process is dictated by their hallucinations rather than personal preference.

Mission-Oriented Serial Killers:

Mission-oriented serial killers think they have to cleanse society of a group of people they think are “unworthy.”They see themselves as enforcers or the law of their ideation, murdering individuals they believe aren’t needed or inferior. They are not psychotic, they are driven by an internal belief system. Their killings are purposeful, selecting victims who fit their ideation of a target.

Hedonistic Serial Killers:

Hedonistic serial killers murder for personal pleasure. They often do it for lust, thrill, or financial gain. They enjoy the act of killing or the results that come from it. Some seek the need for sex through their crimes, others like the adrenaline rush of it, while some are motivated by greed. Their victims are often chosen on how they fit for objectives or even fantasies. These killers can be highly organized and they carefully plan their murders.

Power/Control Serial Killers:

Power/control serial killers are driven by the need to control their victims. Their motivation is not the act of killing. These people are motivated by controlling another person’s life and death. They often extend interactions with their victims, gaining pleasure from their suffering and submission. These killers typically precisely calculate the act, taking the time to ensure their victims are fully at their mercy before ending their lives.

Terrorism Questions

 1. Terrorism is an act of violence aimed at inflicting fear among people to take power or control of often the government. Mass killings aren’t always labelled as terrorism. The key to terrorism has more to do with the motivation behind the attack. A mass murder is often to get back and the world meanwhile terrorism has a specific motivation to make change via infliction of fear among the people. Factors such as race/ethnic background can get bought up in terrorism labelling, having the media swoop these groups of people into it at a much larger race. Outside attackers sell better stories than local terrorists.

2. Most of terrorists in the U.S. and Canada are lone wolf terrorists. These are individuals that go out to set up a plan inflicting major terror. This could be in the form of a bombing, vehicle misuse, gun violence, or anything in these types of areas. 80% of worldwide terrorism does happen from groups in parts of Africa and Asia but it’s often within close range of the countries, not these “evil races” coming to get the poor U.S. Countries can commit acts of terrorism. An example of this is how Russia stole many children from Ukraine, leaving the parents to never see them again.

3. The motive absolutely matters, in fact the whole reasoning behind whether it’s terrorism or a mass murder is the motivation for the act. The main reason for committing terrorism is to create terror within the people. The goal is to often make this act have a domino effect to hit the government, creating change within society. Even if it’s for religious beliefs you’re still motivated to inflict terror in some way. Slapping a label on the act of it being a result of your god doesn’t just cancel out your actions.

4. it is absolutely fine to get the word out of an issue if it’s important change that needs to be made but murdering or attempting to murder a mass amount of people in an instant isn’t okay and I think most people would generally agree. It definitely still counts as terrorism. If you inflict fear within legal bounds it has the same motivation as terrorism and there is a point to be made but it doesn’t mean it’s terrorism, it goes against the definition. In order for it to be terrorism violence needs to occur. That’s the distinction between terrorists and freedom fighters.

5.

 (3) Poor governance, violations of human rights and the rule of law;

I believe it’s number 3 as the whole point of terrorism is to make a change within the government and people and this drive absolutely effects both. If your government has major flaws supporting minor groups they aren’t just going to stick around forever. There is absolutely going to be a result of these actions. No group of humans is entirely dumb and they realize something needs to happen or they’re going to keep being punished as a result of the way they were born(whether that’s due to the ethnicity or location born or some other factor). 

6. In canada there are some various ways of handling issues with terrorism. One of these is CCCEPV(The Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence) The goal of this organization is to with research and supporting community. They attempt to prevent radicalization and violence, working with stakeholders to prevent these issues. The Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act aims to help victims of terrorism by allowing them to sue perpetrators and those supporting them, including foreign states. The PPP(passenger protection program) Prevents those who could be a threat to national security from boarding a plane. The Kanishka Project helps research on how to prevent terrorism. 

All of these projects/organizations are great as they help support those who have faced trauma and are affected by terrorism. It’s nice to know there are initiatives in place to act when these problems happen.