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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > violent crime > assault > mugging
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > violent crime > assault > mugging
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > violent crime > assault > mugging
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > violence and crime > violent crime > assault > mugging

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mugging  

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  • Mugging is a term referring to robbery, which is a crime legally differentiated from larceny or larceny-theft by two factors: robbery explicitly requires the removal of property from a person (rather than a burglary or simple theft from a home, office, etc.), and robbery explicitly requires the use of physical intimidation or actual violence. Mugging specifically refers to a robbery that occurs in the street, and as a slang term seems tied to urban areas, rather than small towns or rural areas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Mugging]

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