Softcover. Crime Detection and Prevention Series Paper 77. Editor: Barry Webb, Police Research Group. This paper presents the findings of a study carried out as part of the Police Research Group's 'Police Operations against Crime' programme. Based on research carried out in the West Midlands Police, this report examines how the police investigate and solve residential burglary and identifies ways in which detection rates could be increased, resources saved, and victim satisfaction improved. With List of Figures and List of Tables. 43pp. 4to. softcover. Vg+. Scarce.