Author: Lee, Seungmug
Title: The Impact of Home Burglar Alarm Systems on Residential Burglaries
Summary: This study examined the impact of home burglar alarms on residential burglaries in Newark, New Jersey during 2001 to 2005. Specifically, it examined: 1) the overall relationship between burglar alarms and residential burglaries over these years; 2) the relationships of burglar alarms and residential burglaries to demographic, socio-economic, and housing character indicators; 3) the spatial relationship between burglar alarms and residential burglaries using autocorrelation and clustering methods; and 4) the possible consequences of burglar alarms in terms of displacement of residential burglaries or diffusion of benefits.
Details: Newark, NJ: Graduate Program in Criminal Justice, Rutgers, The State ofUniversity, 2008. 339p.
Source: Dissertation
Year: 2008
Country: United States
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Shelf Number: 114904
Keywords:
Burglar AlarmsBurglarsCrimeDisplacementPreventionResidential BurglarySecurity |
