Do burglar alarms increase burglary risk? A counter-intuitive finding and possible explanations

Burglar alarms are widely used as a means to try to reduce the risk of domestic burglary. Previous research has suggested that some burglars are deterred by alarms and that they are therefore effective. Using multiple sweeps of the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the research reported here sough...

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Main Authors:	Nick Tilley, Rebecca Thompson, Graham Farrell, Louise Nicholas, Andromachi Tseloni
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Other human society not elsewhere classified Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified Intruder alarms Domestic burglary risk Situational crime prevention Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/16638
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