Identifying Problems

As with other types of crime, understanding the problems means gathering and analysing information on:

• what crimes are taking place and how often

• where

• when

• why

• who is the offender

• what victims are involved

• and how goods are being disposed of.

This section is designed to help partners with this analysis. In doing so it draws on the principles set out in the ‘Conjunction of Criminal Opportunity’ framework developed by the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.