Are Solo Burglars More Experienced? Differentiating Solo and Group Burglary Offenders by Motivation, Target Selection, and Skill Use
Are Solo Burglars More Experienced? Differentiating Solo and Group Burglary Offenders by Motivation, Target Selection, and Skill Use
Seungmug (Zech) Lee Junghwan Bae a Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, USAb Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, TX, USASeungmug (Zech) Lee, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Social Sciences at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). He earned his Ph.D. from the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Dr. Lee’s research primarily focuses on environmental criminology, crime prevention, private security, mass shootings, and international criminal justice. His scholarly work frequently examines the spatial and behavioral dynamics of offenders and burglars. He is the co-author of the textbook Security Operations Management (4th Ed.) and has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Crime & Delinquency, Security Journal, and the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Additionally, Dr. Lee’s research has been supported by competitive grants from the Alarm Industry Research & Educational Foundation (AIREF), the ASIS Foundation, and TAMIU.Dr. Junghwan Bae, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Tarleton State University. His research focuses on environmental criminology, spatial crime analysis, human mobility, and the ecological determinants of crime and violence. His recent work examines how neighborhood environments, environmental justice, and routine activities shape crime patterns using spatial analytical methods and large-scale mobility data. His research has been published in leading criminology journals, including Journal of Criminal Justice, Crime & Delinquency, and Race & Justice.