Environmental Criminology and Patter Theory was developed by Brantingham & Brantingham. The theory believed that a person doesn’t randomly pick its next victim. It states that an offender’s past criminal activities or information from other offenders can help frame the offenders next search pattern. Search patterns are distinct ways that an offender will utilize in order to locate their next victim. The theory states, that a criminal offender will follow one of four search patterns. These patterns have been classified as basic, selective, complex, and dynamic searches. The theory suggested that when an offender uses basic or selective search they focus within the immediate surroundings of their home. Yet, a complex and dynamic search does
