Home invasion

A home invasion, also called a hot prowl burglary, is a sub-type of burglary (or in some jurisdictions, a separately defined crime) in which an offender unlawfully enters into a building residence while the occupants are inside.[1] The overarching intent of a hot prowl burglary can be theft, robbery, assault, sexual assault, murder, kidnapping, or another crime, either by stealth or direct force.[2][3][4] Hot prowl burglaries are considered especially dangerous by law enforcement because of the potential for a violent confrontation between the occupant and the offender.[5]

  1. ^ "What Is A Hot Prowl - Escondido Police Department". police.escondido.org. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. ^ Byron, Reginald; Molidor, William; Cantu, Andrew (2018). "US Newspapers' Portrayals of Home Invasion Crime". The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. 57(2): 250-277. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/hojo.12257
  3. ^ K. David Benton, Stop The Intruder: A Guide to Home Security (Atlanta: Gold Seal Productions, 2012), 46-47.
  4. ^ "Home Invasion Law & Legal Definition". Definitions.uslegal.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "UPDATE: Reserve officer shoots at hot prowl burglar in Canyon Country home". archive.signalscv.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.