One in 10 UK burglary victims moves house
Being a victim of burglary has such a profound effect on some, that more than a million in the UK moved house as a result, according to new research.
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Oct 28, 2016
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Theft of data on 4M patients part of wider problem
The theft of a computer containing information on more than 4 million patients of a major Northern California health care provider may be among the largest breaches of health care data in recent years, but it's far from the ...
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Nov 18, 2011
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'I go for the food': What children and young people in Australia told us about why they steal from houses
The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show theft and burglary are among the most common offenses committed by young people.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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Burglars steal more gold when the price is high—new research
Are criminals rational? In his groundbreaking work of 1968, Gary Becker argued that they are. The American economist, who would go on to win the Nobel prize in economics in 1992, theorized that individuals engage in crime ...
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Nov 3, 2022
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New analysis method uncovers factors in vehicle burglary rates
By applying a new method to modeling spatial patterns of crime, University of Texas at Dallas researcher Dr. Yongwan Chun analyzed vehicle burglaries in Plano, Texas, and found factors associated with increased and decreased ...
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May 21, 2014
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