Property Offences | AQA A-Level Law (7162)
Property Offences
- 50 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Paper 1: Criminal law
- Paper 1
Theft and its five elements, the treatment of land and of dishonesty, and the offence of robbery that builds on it..
It covers the Definition of Theft, property and Belonging to Another, dishonesty and the Ivey Test and permanent Deprivation and Robbery.
Sample questions from Property Offences
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The Definition of Theft
What must be proved regarding intention to permanently deprive for the mens rea of theft?
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The defendant must intend that the owner will be permanently deprived of the property. -
The Definition of Theft
What constitutes 'property' for the purposes of theft?
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Money and all other property real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property. -
Property and Belonging to Another
How can a tenant commit theft in relation to land?
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By appropriating fixtures from the property they are renting. -
Property and Belonging to Another
How is 'belonging to another' established for the actus reus of theft?
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The property must belong to someone other than the defendant, meaning another person has possession, control, or a proprietary right or interest in it. -
Dishonesty and the Ivey Test
Under section 2, when is appropriation not dishonest regarding an untraceable owner?
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When the defendant believes the owner cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps. -
Dishonesty and the Ivey Test
Explain the dishonesty component of the mens rea of theft.
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The defendant's conduct must be dishonest according to the standards of ordinary decent people, based on the defendant's actual knowledge or belief. -
Permanent Deprivation and Robbery
What two components make up the actus reus of robbery?
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A completed theft plus the use of force or putting someone in fear of force. -
Permanent Deprivation and Robbery
What causal connection must exist between force and theft in robbery?
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The force must be used 'in order to steal' – there must be a connection between the force and the purpose of committing theft.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The Definition of Theft | Recall questions on section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 and on the three elements of the actus reus and the two of the mens rea. | 10 |
| Property and Belonging to Another | Recall questions on when land, wild plants and wild creatures can be stolen, and on when property belongs to another under section 5, including property received under an obligation or by mistake. | 11 |
| Dishonesty and the Ivey Test | Recall questions on the three situations in which section 2 says appropriation is not dishonest, the two limbs of the old Ghosh test, and the two stages of the Ivey v Genting Casinos test that replaced it. | 10 |
| Permanent Deprivation and Robbery | Recall questions on when borrowing amounts to an intention to permanently deprive and on the definition of robbery and the force it requires. | 19 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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