What Burglars Said About Their Own Business

• In Event: Routine Activities and Crime Prevention

Abstract

There has been a proliferation of experimental schemes designed to prevent burglaries and other street crimes by altering the situations in which they occur. But many crime prevention approaches are derived from law enforcement practitioners and academics, which in many cases are not effective to reduce criminal incidents in local communities. Little is known or outdated about the way in which burglars think and act in potentially criminal situation. This research is a study of burglars and property crimes, focusing on how offenders go about their own business. Data analysis is from the 150 surveys collected from state’ prisons. Various statistical techniques will be employed to analyze the data to have a better understanding of burglars and their crime business

Authors

• Won-Jae Lee, Angelo State University

• Seungmug (Zech) Lee, Western Illinois University