Burglary Evidence Base
Acronyms and Glossary of Terms
Acronyms and glossary of terms used within the Domestic Burglary Evidence Base
ASBO | Anti-Social Behaviour Order |
BCS | British Crime Survey |
BCU | Basic Command Unit |
CDRPs | Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnerships |
Cocoon hardening/watch | Process by which properties surrounding burgled dwellings are target hardened as well as targeted dwelling and neighbours requested to monitor targeted property in order to identify the burglar if a repeat offence |
CRAVED | Proponents of hot products - Concealable, Removable, Available, Valuable, Enjoyable and Disposable |
CSPs | Community Safety Partnerships |
Destruction | Domestic Burglaries involving excessive vandalism and burglary property damage |
Dominator burglar | An offender who specifically targets occupied buildings to terrorise physically/verbally attack and/or rape the occupants |
DTTO | Drug Testing & Treatment Orders |
ERA | Economic & Resource Analysis |
ESCCJS | European Sourcebook of Crime & Criminal Justice Statistics |
HORS | Home Office Research Study - all studies can be found on www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/horspubs1.html |
Hot Products | See CRAVED and VIVA for characteristics |
ICVS | International Crime Victimisation Survey |
Isomorphic Repeat Victimisation | Offender chooses to target properties close to original target as familiar with risks and opportunities that the area presents and similar layout of properties. |
OCJS | Offending, Crime & Justice Survey |
PSA | Public Service Agreement |
RBI | Reducing Burglary Initiative |
VIVA | Proponents of hot products - Value, Inertia (i.e. is it easy to carry/remove?), Visibility and Access |
Last update: Friday, January 18, 2008