@article{ref1,
title="VICTIMIZATION REVISITED: A Case Study of Non-residential Repeat Burglary on Merseyside",
journal="British journal of criminology",
year="1998",
author="Bowers, Kate J. and Hirschfield, Alex and Johnson, Shane D.",
volume="38",
number="3",
pages="429-452",
abstract="There is a dearth of research concerned with repeat victimization of non-residential properties. The present study examines the extent and time course of repeat burglary against such properties. The results demonstrate that the risk of repeat burglary suffered by non-residential properties is greater than their residential counterparts and that, in common with residential burglary, the time course of repeat non-residential burglary conforms to an exponential model. A comparison of the level of repeat vitimization for different categories of non-residential property reveals that certain types of non-residential properties, in particular educational establishments and sports facilities, suffered from disproportionately high levels of repeat burglary and are likely to sufferfrom a repeat in a very short time period following an initial incident. Other findings highlight the importance of locational factors in determining levels of repeat burglary. The paper concludes with a discussion of how the research findings might be used to inform crime prevention strategies.<p />",
language="",
issn="0007-0955",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}