Final answer:
The amount of stolen property is NOT specified in robbery in the first degree. Severe robbery charges often depend on the use of weapons, the location, and potential harm, not the value of the stolen items.
Step-by-step explanation:
The element that is NOT specified in robbery in the first degree is A) the amount of stolen property. Robbery in the first degree typically involves elements such as the use of a weapon, the threat of violence, and the intent to deprive someone else of their belongings at the time of the crime. However, the exact value or amount of the stolen property is not a defining characteristic of the degree of the robbery charge. Instead, the severity of a robbery charge often depends on factors like whether a weapon was used (D) where a weapon is used), the location and circumstances of the offense (B) the location of the robbery), and the potential for harm or threat to victims.
The police strategy elaborated in the scenario hints at a psychological game known as the prisoner's dilemma where suspects must decide between cooperating with each other or defecting (betraying the other) to minimize their own punishment without direct evidence of who committed the robbery. Contrastingly, the identity of the perpetrator (C) the identity of the perpetrator) and the location (B) the location of the robbery) are typically central to proving a case of robbery in the first degree.