Understanding Co-offending in Robbery and Burglary in Korea

• In Event: Robberies & Burglaries: Contexts and Trends

Abstract

The group nature of crime has been discussed, but little research exists on the nature of co-offending and the characteristics of co-offenders. The current study focuses on the robberies and burglaries to examine the characteristics of co-offending and co-offenders. Data were collected from public prosecutor’s offices in Korea, and the information on the incident characteristics and offenders were included. Both incident- and offender-level analysis were conducted, and the main findings include (1) characteristics of burglary and robbery incidents according to the number of offenders and (2) characteristics of co-offenders.

Author

• Ji Hyon Kang, Ulsan University