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BREAKING AND ENTERING

NCJ Number
20086
Journal
Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY-MARCH 1972) Pages: 41-57
Author(s)
J MONTREVIL
Date Published
1972
Length
17 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, CRIME SPECIFIC COUNTERMEASURES, AND POLICE INVESTIGATION OF THE CRIMES OF BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SAFECRACKING.
Abstract
A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF CRIMINAL METHODS COVERS THE BREAKING OF DISPLAY WINDOWS, LOCK PICKING, AND SAFECRACKING (INCLUDING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER CHEMICAL AND THERMAL SUBSTANCES). THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICE COOPERATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF BURGLARIES AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF BURGLARY SUSPECTS. --IN FRENCH