@article{ref1,
title="Portable electronics and trends in goods stolen from the person",
journal="Journal of research in crime and delinquency",
year="2016",
author="Thompson, Rebecca",
volume="54",
number="2",
pages="276-298",
abstract="OBJECTIVES:To better understand theft of portable electronic goods, this study examined the type of goods stolen during theft and robbery in England and Wales over almost two decades.<br><br>METHODS:Using all sweeps of the Crime Survey for England and Wales between 1994 and 2011, the proportion of incidents where a particular item was stolen was calculated and then compared over time.<br><br>RESULTS:A small range of items accounted for the bulk of what was taken, namely, cash, purses/wallets, credit/debit cards, and mobile phones.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS:Considerable changes to the stolen goods landscape were found, with a shift from more traditional items such as cash and purses/wallets to portable electronic items such as mobile phones. Recommendations are made for preventing the loss of the items most frequently stolen during offenses of theft and robbery.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4278",
doi="10.1177/0022427816660743",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427816660743"
}