Internet Journal of Criminology © 2008 www.internetjournalofcriminology.com 1 HANDLING STOLEN GOODS: FINDINGS FROM THE 2003 OFFENDING CRIME AND JUSTICE SURVEY Mike Sutton, Sarah Hodgkinson and Mike Levi 1 Abstract This paper presents findings from a systematic analysis of stolen goods markets, based upon scholarly research and criminological theory, with a toolkit for implementing Sutton’s Market Reduction Approach (MRA). The MRA has been implemented in several UK police forces including Kent, Thames Valley, the Metropolitan Police, Derbyshire, Manchester and West Mercia. Other forces use MRA techniques, while Nottinghamshire and Cheshire currently seek to build it into routine policing. Independent academic evaluators, commissioned by the Home Office to evaluate the MRA in 3 police force areas: Kent, Greater Manchester and West Mercia, found MRA theory to be sound, referring positively to police using this report as ‘The Sutton Bible’. This Primary Research Paper presents important analysis. 1 Mike Sutton is Reader in Criminology and Director of Nottingham Centre for Study and Reduction of Hate Crimes at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham England. Mike Levi is Professor of Criminology at Cardiff University, Wales. Sarah Hodgkinson is Lecturer in Criminology at Leicester University, England.