The crime that will be the overview of this paper is burglary. Burglary in this paper will be defined as the breaking and entering of a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime. Burglary in this paper will consist of those burglaries that are residential. Residential burglaries are those that happen at homes or in apartments. Cromwell (1991) suggests that as many as two-thirds of all burglars are addicted to drugs. The United States Department …showed first 75 words of 2271 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2271 total…lone cause of burglary. For example, economic and social conditions are also important factors in the etiology of degeneracy, which is in its turn a cause of crime as stated by Bonger (1996). In some cases poverty may cause crime, while poverty may lead to another factor which may cause crime. In the case of burglary, I would have to say that the Routine Activities Theory is the best way of determining when it will occur.