Victimization Revisited

A Case Study of Non-residential Repeat Burglary on Merseyside

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8401957
AutoresK J Bowers, Kate Bowers (0000-0002-0965-492X, University of Liverpool), Alexander Hirschfield (0000-0003-0539-3870, University of Liverpool), Stephen Johnson (0000-0001-8019-6960, University of Liverpool), S D JOHNSON
Año1998
Volumen38
Número3
Páginas429-452
Fecha de publicación1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014256
OpenAlexW2069873858
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas1

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 vitimization 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 sufferfrom 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

Criminology · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Residential property · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses