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Porch piracy: Here's what we learned after watching hours of YouTube videos showing packages being pilfered from homes

  • Written by Ben Stickle, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Middle Tennessee State University
Porch piracy: Here's what we learned after watching hours of YouTube videos showing packages being pilfered from homesThe view from the porch. AP Photo/Robert Bumsted

Deliveries of groceries and packages are soaring as physical retailers close their doors and tens of millions of Americans “shelter in place.” Moreover, the need for social distancing may encourage more delivery workers to leave packages unattended on porches rather than risk an...

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