Book Review: Breaking and Entering: Burglars on Burglary
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...Most studies have found that the use of physical security devices, including burglar alarms, external lights, extra locks, and other security measures, reduces the risk of burglary and larceny victimization (Coupe & Blake, 2006; Cromwell & Olson, 2004; Miethe & McDowall, 1993)....
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...…affluence, or visibly display signs of wealth, such as cars and electronics, are more likely to be victimized as burglars associate the wealth of the area with the value of the items within the houses (Coupe & Blake, 2006; Cromwell & Olson, 2004; Miethe & Meier, 1994; Osborn & Tseloni, 1998)....
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...Research has found that offenders consider the possible rewards of offending as a more important factor in their decisionmaking process than potential consequences (Cromwell & Olson, 2004; Shover, 1996; Wright & Decker, 1994)....
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...In fact, one of the primary characteristics of adequate guardianship according to burglars is whether a house is occupied (Coupe & Blake, 2006; Cromwell & Olson, 2004; Shover, 1996; Wright & Decker, 1994)....
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...This work is licensed under a under a creative commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 India License 405 valuable information to others, such as when they are going to be away from home or how to deactivate a security system (Cromwell & Olson, 2004)....
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...…challenges to our understanding of offender activities due to their relatively hidden nature, which is substantively different from market actors in real world illicit economies like drug or hawking markets (e.g. Cromwell & Olson, 2004, Jacobs, 1996, Johnson & Natarajan, 1995, Schneider, 2005)....
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...…explained by numerous factors such as the anticipated success rate, potential “payoff” or high gain (Clarke & Cornish, 1985), ease of entry or physical accessibility (Bernasco & Nieuwbeerta, 2005; Cromwell & Olson, 2004), and level of guardianship (Miethe & Meier, 1990; Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2003)....
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...…residential burglary is an offence that is often prepared for and committed in a relatively purposeful and calculated way (Bennett & Wright, 1984; Cromwell & Olson, 1991; Maguire & Bennett, 1982; Nee & Taylor, 2000; Rengert & Wasilchick, 2000; Reppetto, 1974; Taylor & Nee, 1988; Wright &…...
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