Question

A burglar steals $200 of petty cash from an office late at night. a banker steals $200,000 by transferring small amounts from thousands of accounts into a secret account of his own. which thief will likely receive the longer sentence?

Answer 1

Answer:

Burglar

Explanation:

Burglary is a street crime.

As per the bureau of justice burglary is a street crime. That is crime equivalent to various other street crime, which involves serious assaulting things, and other intentional acts which harm personals individually, physically also.

This is a serious case of intentional crime, and the punishment for these acts are also serious, claiming a longer sentence and penalties.

Although the amount involved in banker stealing some money is financially having more impact, as the amount involved is higher. But since it is not street crime which involves the most reckless crimes, that shall be punished, accordingly.