Offender demographics and geographical characteristics by offender means of transportation in serial residential burglaries

The goals of this study were as follows: (1) to increase the basic knowledge of offender demographics and geographical characteristics in residential burglaries by taking into account the means of transportation used in the offence; and (2) to explore the possibility that the information about the m...

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Published in:Psychology, crime & law crime & law, 2014-07, Vol.20 (6), p.515-534
Main Author: Haginoya, Shumpei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age
Biological and medical sciences
Burglary
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminals
Demographics
geographic profiling
geographical characteristics
means of transportation
Medical sciences
offender characteristics
Offenders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
residential burglary
serial offenders
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Statistics
Transportation
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Summary:The goals of this study were as follows: (1) to increase the basic knowledge of offender demographics and geographical characteristics in residential burglaries by taking into account the means of transportation used in the offence; and (2) to explore the possibility that the information about the means of transportation improves the investigation of residential burglaries. A correspondence analysis of the means of transportation and offender demographics yielded two dimensions - criminality and age. Regarding geographical characteristics, from descriptive statistics of residence-to-crime distance and distance between offences, offenders using walking or a bicycle (neighbour type) had a smaller offence area near the residence than offenders using a motor vehicle, a motorcycle, or public transportation (regional type). As information intended for practical application, the ROC curve revealed that descriptive statistics of distance between offences is effective for prediction of neighbour and regional type offenders (AUC ≥ 0.70). Furthermore, as a result of applying methods of estimating the location of the offender's residence to neighbour and regional type offenders, narrow estimates of the area containing the offender's residence at a high rate were obtained for neighbour type offenders. The results were discussed in terms of their usefulness for burglary investigations.
ISSN:1068-316X
1477-2744
DOI:10.1080/1068316X.2013.793768