Abstract
‘Burglary’ in its modern guise in England and Wales is an offence defined under section 9 of the Theft Act 1968, which brought together under one umbrella the ancient offence of burglary (which referred only to forced entry into a dwelling by night with intent to commit a felony) with a variety of other offences which had accumulated over time, including house-breaking (which included entry in daylight), breaking into other kinds of building (shop-breaking, factory-breaking and so on) and non-forced entry into all kinds of building with intent to commit any of a number of named crimes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook on Crime |
| Editors | Fiona Brookman, Mike Maguire, Harriet Pierpoint, Trevor Bennett |
| Pages | 3-25 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2010 |
Keywords
- burglary
- domestic
- law
- prevention
