What is the difference between burglary, theft and robbery?
A. The Australian Standard Offence Classification (ASOC) (cat. no. 1234.0) contains detailed information on the differences between these offence categories. Theft is stealing from a person or organisation where there is no illegal entry (see details in ASOC under category 081). Robbery is stealing with force or the threat of violence (see ASOC category 061 for more details). Burglary is stealing from a property which involves breaking-in (see ASOC category 071 for more detail).
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