Criminal Justice SDC Practice Test

Robbery is about taking property from a person by using force or intimidation. The key elements are that the property is taken directly from the victim (or in the victim’s presence) and the taker uses violence or makes the victim fear harm to achieve the taking. The value of the property or the fact that the act is part of a broader theft isn’t what defines robbery; it’s the unlawful taking from a person through force or fear.

The other descriptions describe different crimes: stealing that is merely a felony is too broad and doesn’t specify taking from a person with force or fear; breaking into a house and stealing describes burglary, which involves unlawfully entering a structure; and taking property above a certain value focuses on amount, not the method or presence of a victim.