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Amy Pate
Amy Pate

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a 5-day module on why people steal. The module will examine: 1) the difference between stealing and harvesting and how the sense of property developed in humans and other primates; 2) the economic factors that can make stealing a rational occupation; 3) how everyone steals but rationalizes their theft differently; 4) the neural differences between those who steal and those who don't; and 5) how technology is changing the nature and future of theft through cybercrime.

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Module 3: Why People Steal
Module 3: Day 1 A Sense of Property What’s the difference between stealing and harvesting? We wouldn’t say that bears steal salmon from rivers and squirrels steal acorns from trees. So why am I stealing if I take your iphone when you’re not looking? Ah, perhaps it has something to do with why I would wait until no one’s looking! Today, we explore the sense of property that people share and ask whether this sense exists in closely related primates. You will learn that stealing might have been perfected by animals long before humans walked the earth.
Module 3: Day 2 Economics of theft Who would choose to be a thief when they could be a professor? Well, every job has its costs and benefits. Today, we’ll explore the factors that cause people to flow in and out of illegal trades such as burglary and robbery. You will learn that stealing can be a rational occupation for some, especially when economic factors decrease the opportunities for and benefits of legal occupations.
Module 3: Day 3 Everyone steals Show me a person who claims to have never stolen something, and I’ll show you a liar. Everyone steals, but we learn how to rationalize our thefts. Today, we learn how people balance the financial benefit of stealing against the emotional cost of violating social norms.
Module 3: Day 4 Neurobiology of theft What makes some people risk imprisonment to steal while others resist temptation? Today, we’ll examine the neural differences between those who steal and those who don’t. You will learn that genes play a major role in whether people turn to theft.
Module 3: Day 5 The future of theft Just one generation ago, no one worried about identity theft. Now a technologically savvy thief can take your money without ever stepping onto the same continent. The growing reality of cybercrime creates a new set of rules for how professional thieves operate and how honest people secure their money. You will learn how the benefits of cybertheft and the costs of cybersecurity drive the evolution of stealing in the wireless world of the internet.

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  • 2. Module 3: Day 1 A Sense of Property What’s the difference between stealing and harvesting? We wouldn’t say that bears steal salmon from rivers and squirrels steal acorns from trees. So why am I stealing if I take your iphone when you’re not looking? Ah, perhaps it has something to do with why I would wait until no one’s looking! Today, we explore the sense of property that people share and ask whether this sense exists in closely related primates. You will learn that stealing might have been perfected by animals long before humans walked the earth.
  • 3. Module 3: Day 2 Economics of theft Who would choose to be a thief when they could be a professor? Well, every job has its costs and benefits. Today, we’ll explore the factors that cause people to flow in and out of illegal trades such as burglary and robbery. You will learn that stealing can be a rational occupation for some, especially when economic factors decrease the opportunities for and benefits of legal occupations.
  • 4. Module 3: Day 3 Everyone steals Show me a person who claims to have never stolen something, and I’ll show you a liar. Everyone steals, but we learn how to rationalize our thefts. Today, we learn how people balance the financial benefit of stealing against the emotional cost of violating social norms.
  • 5. Module 3: Day 4 Neurobiology of theft What makes some people risk imprisonment to steal while others resist temptation? Today, we’ll examine the neural differences between those who steal and those who don’t. You will learn that genes play a major role in whether people turn to theft.
  • 6. Module 3: Day 5 The future of theft Just one generation ago, no one worried about identity theft. Now a technologically savvy thief can take your money without ever stepping onto the same continent. The growing reality of cybercrime creates a new set of rules for how professional thieves operate and how honest people secure their money. You will learn how the benefits of cybertheft and the costs of cybersecurity drive the evolution of stealing in the wireless world of the internet.