The author points out that burglary investigations can be frustrating and tedious or challenging and rewarding, depending on the investigator's perspective. By approaching each case as a new and unique test of professional skill, the investigator can solve many burglaries and need not rely on anonymous tips or unexpected surrenders and confessions. The text covers burglary techniques and tactics, the best way to make field stops and respond to burglary calls, and the most effective burglary prevention techniques that police can use. It also explains the productive way to conduct interviews of citizens reporting burglaries, gather evidence, and interrogate suspects. The text notes that although burglary is known to be common in urban neighborhoods, rural and suburban residents are probably more vulnerable to burglary than urban dwellers because they do not take the security precautions that their more fearful and sophisticated urban counterparts do. Figures, checklists, and appended forms