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Distraction Burglary

Resources

Distraction Burglary home page

Site map

The Home Office has produced a range of publicity materials to raise the public's awareness of distraction burglary. You can also view  the Crime Reduction Publicity Catalogue where a full range of Home Office's publicity materials on other crimes can be located and ordered.. 

The Distraction Burglary Task Force also produced other resources to provide information and advice for practitioners.

Good Practice Guide

The guide is designed for all practitioners whose work involve working with older and vulnerable people, providing them with advice and  specially developed gadgets to reduce the chances of being victims to distraction burglary.

Research

Distraction Burglary (also known as bogus callers and artifice burglary) has been the subject of relatively few formal studies. The Home Office has commissioned a few studies examining various aspects of this crime.

Publicity Materials

The Home Office has produced a variety of publicity materials relating to aid practitioners raise the awareness of the crime of distraction burglary to members of the public. These come in various formats and languages.

Newsletters

March 2003 was the final issue of the newsletter. In April 2003, the Distraction Burglary mini site  was created and hence, took over the role of the newsletter as a tool to disseminate information relating to distraction burglary.

Downloadable Articles

This page contains articles which have written specifically for practitioners to include in their own newsletters or publications.

 

Other organisations, including Age Concern and Help the Aged, have also produced a range of helpful leaflets that deal with distraction burglars.

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