NCJ Number
101397
Editor(s)
R Clarke,
T Hope
Date Published
1984
Length
262 pages
Annotation
Thirteen papers from a Home Office (England and Wales) workshop on residential burglary analyze burglary patterns, prevention efforts, and victim services.
Abstract
An examination of burglary patterns in England and Wales notes an increase over time but is uncertain about whether it is an actual increase or due to changed reporting to police and police recording procedures. The burglary rate is low, however, when compared to the United States and Canada. Papers that examine burglary patterns also consider factors that make individual residences and communities high-risk targets for burglars. Issues reviewed are offender mobility, target selection, building design, and physical security. Papers on prevention focus not only on England and Wales but also on various prevention efforts in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. Prevention efforts described encompass those initiated by police, communities, and individual citizens. Policy recommendations pertain to situational prevention, reduction in the fear of burglary, victim support, and the role of public agencies in preventing burglary and serving victims. For individual papers, see NCJ 101398-410. Chapter references and subject index.