NCJ Number
38922
Date Published
1976
Length
51 pages
Annotation
DATED DECEMBER 1976, THIS REPORT PRESENTS A STUDY OF BURGLARY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO SMALLER COMMUNITIES, WITH EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR STATE POLICE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.
Abstract
NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS AN AREA OF 9,304.3 SQUARE MILES AND A POPULATION OF 818,000. DURING THE LAST DECADE, REPORTED BURGLARIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE INCREASED FROM 565 TO 1,163 PER 100,000 POPULATION. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEM THIS INCREASE, THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT, FOCUSING ON STATE POLICE, WAS UNDERTAKEN. EXISTING CAPABILITIES OF THE STATE POLICE ARE DESCRIBED. A SAMPLE OF 262 BURGLARY CASES HANDLED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE ARE GIVEN AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE PATTERNS OF OCCURRENCE AND METHOD. SUCH FACTORS AS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, TIME, DAY OF WEEK, MONTH, TYPE OF PREMISES, MEANS OF ENTRY, PROPERTY TAKEN AND RECOVERED, ARRESTS, AND AGE OF OFFENDER WERE CONSIDERED. IN ADDITION, THE CAPABILITIES OF THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND CRIME LABORATORY FACILITIES OF THE STATE POLICE ARE ANALYZED. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND PLANNING CAPABILITIES ARE ALSO EXAMINED. IT WAS FOUND THAT BURGLARIES OCCUR WITHIN DEFINITE TIME PERIODS, THAT MOST BURGLARY OFFENDERS ARE UNDER AGE 21, THAT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUCH AS LATENT PRINTS ARE OFTEN AVAILABLE, AND THAT RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEM. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, A BURGLARY PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR THE STATE POLICE IS OUTLINED. THIS MODEL ESTABLISHES A CRIME ANALYSIS SECTION, A PLANNING AND RESEARCH SECTION, FOUR TWO-MAN BURGLARY TEAMS, AN EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN UNIT, AND TWO ADDITIONAL FINGERPRINT CLASSIFIERS. IN ADDITION, A BURGLARY PREVENTION PROGRAM INVOLVING A COORDINATED ANTI-TRUANCY EFFORT IS RECOMMENDED....DMC