Chapter 11: Crimes against Property
![A house in flames](https://open.lib.umn.edu/app/uploads/sites/179/2015/12/11.0.0.jpg)
Kiwi NZ – House in flames – CC BY 2.0.
Arson is one of the easiest crimes to commit on the spur of the moment…it takes only seconds to light a match to a pile of clothes or a curtain…
—People v. Atkins, cited in Section 11 “Arson Intent”