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The main elements in the crime of burglary

• Trespass
• Breaking
• Entry
• Dwelling
• Night-time
• Intention to commit burglary (Johnson, 2008).

The differences between the two burglaries

The basic difference between two burglaries are that latent evidence are reported missing in one resident while presence in another resident. The major difference lies is that no credentials elements of identifications are able to distinguish appropriately in both cases.

The possible types of physical evidence at each crime scene

Residential Burglary 1 includes

• Entry point is meddled.
• The area of office and master bedroom looted.
• Identification of gloves marks.

While, Residential Burglary 2 includes

• Entry point of window was broken.
• Presence of fingerprint on the window
• Absence of any other identification marks.

Investigation in burglary 

The following steps are a main requites to conduct any investigation in an offence of burglary (Anderson, 2011). These are as following:

• Assessment of the case through a leads like visible marks, fingerprinting on any object, testimony of eye witnesses, report of DNA etc.
• To conduct an encompassing procedure of investigation that is to assess a mapping of every minute act in a surrounding of crime scene.
• Discussion with the aggrieved.
• To collect every data and examination and later formed a report on it.
• To conduct any search on a Border area of burglary.
• To establish neighbourhoods brain mapping.
• To conduct any Hidden and sting processes
• Ultimately to put every endeavour to prevent an offence of Burglary.

References 

Anderson, H. A. (2011). From the thief in the night to the guest who stayed too long: The evolution of burglary in the shadow of the common law. Ind. L. Rev., 45, 629.

Johnson, D. (2008). 15 The near-repeat burglary phenomenon. Crime Mapping Case Studies: Practice and Research, 123.