Security issue: Burglary
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Security issue: breaking and entering
Breaking and entering is the crime of illicitly entering a building with the intent to committing an offense, particularly (but not limited to) theft.
Description
Attributing circumstances
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Socio-economic causes
Although there is no real scientific consensus with respect to the causal relationship between the socio-economic background and property crime like breaking and entering, Australian research for example shows that long term unemployment amongst young male adolescents has a substantial effect on property crime rates[1].
Enthorf and Spengler(2002)[2] find that planning-intense offences like breaking and entering, robbery and violent respond relatively slow to changes in the socio-economic conditions compared to other types of crime like drug and alcohol abuse and violent crime. According to the authors, this may reflect that in a first response to unfortunate social and economic developments some of the affected might be attracted to alcohol and drug abuse, which in a later phase has to financed with criminal activities by committing property crimes like breaking and entering.
Impacts
Social impacts
- Perception of unsafety
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Economic impacts
Types of impact, indication of gravity
Mobility impacts
Safety impacts
- Loss of shelter by damages (broken windows, etc)
- Loss of privacy
- Wounded, dead
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Measures
Potential measures that can mitigate the likelihood or impact of assault, are:
- Surveillance
- Reaction force
- Social measures (?)
- No secluded areas (mobility)
Footnotes and references
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