Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 9 [pdf, 145 KB]
...around’ Police initiatives. The general perception was that offenders would still seek to meet their need for cash or drugs regardless of what steps the Police took. What happened when informants were arrested Most arrests were the result of Police investigations either for the current burglary or for some other offence. Very few resulted from information provided by the public or by other offenders. 14 The Police had asked informants: • why they had committed the burglaries • a...