Burglary Research

The impact of crime on people’s lives takes many forms (Haigh, 2006). Burglary is a crime which has evolved drastically over time, but in all its forms it has always reflected the significance of breaking into a building, or part thereof, and the damage that it can cause to both people and property. Policymakers have long sought to use law to shape the physical environment to reduce crime (Anderson, MacDonald, Bluthenthal, & Ashwood, 2013). Such efforts date at least as far back as the Statute of Winchester in 1285, in which King Edward I required the widening of highways and removal of bushes that provided cover to robbers (Anderson, MacDonald, Bluthenthal, & Ashwood, 2013). Beginning in the 1970’s, criminologists and researchers began …show more content…
The victim realizes that a burglary did in fact occur when they determine that personal effects have been removed from their property. Victims then notify their local law enforcement agency to report the burglary. Once at the scene, law enforcement officers examine the point of entry, attempt to determine how entry was made and then document observations made at the entry point. Victims then try to compile a list of property that has been taken while trying to determine how to best temporarily secure the damaged point of entry until it can be permanently …show more content…
This approach can be with a combination accomplished by the implementation of environmental designs, citizen awareness, and other proactive measures that will aid all stakeholders in addressing the crime of burglary. Reviewing data from specific housing developments that are built by the same developer over a period of time enables the agency to gather information about the quality of building materials that were initially used on properties that were burglarized and then compare that to the same properties with improved building materials and updated building