… Confrontations between victim and offender rarely occur, and physical contact or violence …
of all burglaries occur during the day or evening in unoccupied houses. Only 5 of 322 victims …

… more light on an important property crime which most people experience at least … burglary
drawn from police records, coupled with interviews of 322 victims and 40 convicted offenders (…

… burglars' mobility: younger offenders are more likely to choose a victim nearer home; older
offenders … mean that offence and offender areas are synonymous, for burglars may avoid their …

… ) explanatory overview of the offence and its perpetrators and victims, drawing on published
… behind ‘other theft offences’ (approximately 1.1 million), criminal damage (940,000), vehicle …

… offences where the victim was present more than those where the house was unoccupied,
" break-ins … they discovered the offence and there was no sign of the offender. Many even …

… the study of crime, as well as for criminal justice policies. The phrase ‘victim–offender overlap’
has … For example, the minutes of a discussion in the National Crime Reduction Board for …

… burglars have routinely done at least since the days of Henry Fielding, and probably ever since
houses and burglars … For example, we learn that burglars choose a given house to burgle …

… which a burglary can be successfully cleared up is when an offender is … , victims of burglary
who chose not to report the offence are automatically excluded (the data include no offences …

… a burglar may seek from his offences and that abuse of the victim’s home may even be
the … from the victim and it is suggested that during a burglary the offender anticipates these …

… burglary, using police recorded data and interviews with 322 victims, focused on the offences,
offenders and victims … was the public perceptions of domestic burglary and how it has been …