Abstract
The papers highlight the extent and nature of burglaries in different jurisdictions. They discuss the current practices and strategies to curb the problem, especially in relation to Neighbourhood Watch schemes. They also address victims of burglaries and the sentencing of offenders.
Proceedings of a seminar held 24-27 June 1985
Contents
- Editors' preface
- Welcoming address
David Biles - Opening address
Neville J. Harper - Nature and extent of burglary in Australia
Satyanshu K. Mukherjee - Break and enter offenders in South Australia
Ian Crettenden - Break and enter offences in South Australia: a police perspective
F.A. Richardson and A. French - Breaking and entering: the plague of modern society
K.G. Barlow - Burglary in Victoria
R. Braybrook - Burglary offences in Tasmania
B.J. Morgan - Burglary and house breaking: the situation in the Australian Capital Territory
John Cooper - A descriptive analysis of break and enter offences across Brisbane
Neville Hathaway - Burglary victims: causes, prevention, and response
Irvin Waller - The sociological and psychological impact of burglary: a preliminary examination of burglary in Toowong
Paul R. Wilson - Neighbourhood Watch progress in Victoria
C.K. Coster - The operational arm of the New South Wales Police Anti-Theft Branch
Bruce Gibson - Marketing: an aid to crime prevention
R.L. Melville - Unlawful entry offences in the Northern Territory and the establishment of Neighbourhood Watch programs
A.G. Godwin - Sentencing of burglary and related offences in Queensland
P. Connolly - Sentencing for break, enter and steal in New South Wales
Ivan Potas - Drug related burglary in New South Wales
Ian Dobinson - Researching property crime: methodology and policy implications
Jeff Sutton - Burglary 1985: the insurance industry viewpoint
John P. Hall - Summary of discussions
- List of participants