VICTIMIZATION REVISITED: A Case Study of Non-residential Repeat Burglary on Merseyside

There is a dearth of research concerned with repeat victimization of non-residential properties. The present study examines the extent and time course of repeat burglary against such properties. The results demonstrate that the risk of repeat burglary suffered by non-residential properties is greate...

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Published in:British journal of criminology 1998-07, Vol.38 (3), p.429-452
Main Authors: Bowers, Kate J., Hirschfield, Alex, Johnson, Shane D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burglary
Case studies
Community property
Crime
Crime in schools
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal justice
Criminology
Data collection
Empirical research
Fear of crime
Merseyside
Organized crime
Police
Property crimes
Repeated
Schools
Sports facilities
Surveys
Victim identification
Victims
Victims of crimes
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Summary:There is a dearth of research concerned with repeat victimization of non-residential properties. The present study examines the extent and time course of repeat burglary against such properties. The results demonstrate that the risk of repeat burglary suffered by non-residential properties is greater than their residential counterparts and that, in common with residential burglary, the time course of repeat non-residential burglary conforms to an exponential model. A comparison of the level of repeat victimization for different categories of non-residential property reveals that certain types of non-residential properties, in particular educational establishments and sports facilities, suffered from disproportionately high levels of repeat burglary and are likely to suffer from a repeat in a very short time period following an initial incident. Other findings highlight the importance of locational factors in determining levels of repeat burglary. The paper concludes with a discussion of how the research findings might be used to inform crime prevention strategies.
ISSN:0007-0955
1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014256