ABSTRACT Package theft is an emerging crime type due to the tremendous growth in online shopping and the delivery of goods directly to a home. Unattended delivery creates an opportunity for thieves to steal packages after delivery and before the resident collects them. It is believed that these types of incidents are increasing dramatically, and media attention has amplified awareness and concern of ‘porch pirates.’ Currently, little is known about unattended package theft and the present study represents the first known scholarly examination of this crime. Using Video Data Analysis to examine 67 YouTube videos of porch pirates engaged in criminal activity, the authors develop a Crime Script Analysis and identify Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) practices that can interrupt porch piracy. Findings indicate porch piracy occurs during daylight hours, at homes closer to a roadway, and most often with packages that can be easily seen from the roadway which are of medium size and usually have brand names on the box. Further, traditional SCP techniques such as fences, cameras, and guardians appear to have little impact on the thieves. Prevention techniques are discussed with the most promising including: increasing the risks, concealing packages, and removing packages. Additional findings, prevention techniques, and limitations are discussed.

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门廊海盗：通过犯罪脚本分析检查无人看管的包裹盗窃案

摘要包裹盗窃是一种新兴的犯罪类型，原因是在线购物和直接向家庭交付商品的迅猛发展。无人值守的交付为小偷提供了在交付后且居民收款之前偷走包裹的机会。人们认为，这类事件正在急剧增加，媒体的关注已经增强了对“门廊海盗”的认识和关注。目前，关于无人看管的包裹盗窃还知之甚少，本研究代表了对该罪行的首次已知的学术研究。通过使用视频数据分析来检查YouTube上从事犯罪活动的门廊海盗的67部视频，作者开发了犯罪脚本分析并确定了可以阻止门廊盗版的情境预防犯罪（SCP）做法。调查结果表明，盗版盗版发生在白天，靠近道路的房屋，大多数情况下带有容易从道路上看到的中等大小的包装，通常在包装盒上贴有品牌名称。此外，传统的SCP技术（例如栅栏，照相机和监护人）似乎对盗贼几乎没有影响。讨论了最有希望的预防技术，包括：增加风险，隐藏包装和移除包装。讨论了其他发现，预防技术和局限性。讨论了最有希望的预防技术，包括：增加风险，隐藏包装和移除包装。讨论了其他发现，预防技术和局限性。讨论了最有希望的预防技术，包括：增加风险，隐藏包装和移除包装。讨论了其他发现，预防技术和局限性。