From 2000 to 2002 the Australian Capital Territory experienced significant declines in the rate of burglary. Toni Makkai, Jerry Ratcliffe, Keenan Veraar and Lisa Collins examine the key factors associated with this reduction and provide a profile of recidivist property offenders in the ACT. They find significant evidence that an ACT Australian Federal Police operation...

One way of reducing the number of burglaries and thefts may be to make the disposal of stolen property more difficult. In order to intervene in this illegal trade, authorities need to know what burglars and thieves do with the property they steal. With this in mind, the ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety...