Ben Stickle, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Middle Tennessee State University, joins me to discuss recent research he led into the porch piracy phenomenon:
- Background to research into porch piracy
- Reporting e-commerce parcel theft
- Definition of porch piracy - the theft of parcels delivered to private property
- Distinguishing porch piracy from mail theft
- Who is stealing parcels? Is it organised or opportunistic?
- How package thefts are being committed, including times when thefts occur
- Prevention methods that residents can put in place (including concealment and removing the target)
- Environmental criminology
- Target hardening - making committing the crime difficult
- Risk vs reward
- A police perspective on porch piracy
- Future research
Visit Ben Stickle's website.
Download the full porch piracy report.
