Market reduction

In-depth study of a group of commercial burglars found that burglars were influenced in their choice of target by the ease with which stolen goods could be sold on.

[Butler, G (1994) ‘Commercial Burglary: What Offenders Say’, in M Gill (ed) Crime at Work: Studies in Security and Crime Prevention, Leicester, Perpetuity Press]

Other recent work underlines the scope to nip offending careers in the bud by making it more difficult to dispose of stolen goods.

Sutton, M (1998) Handling Stolen Goods, Home Office Research Study 178, London, Home Office