He went back into prison in Spartanburg County after being arrested for housebreaking and larceny. In many jurisdictions in the U.S., burglary is punished more severely than housebreaking. He was acquitted on charges of kidnapping, assault and housebreaking. Instead theft by housebreaking covers theft where the security of the building is overcome. As a juvenile he received a number of convictions for assault, housebreaking and riotous behaviour. The process of housebreaking or house-training requires patience and consistency from the human. He was briefly sent to an approved school in Aycliffe Village, County Durham for housebreaking. John Smith turned back to housebreaking upon release. They issued an album, "Housebreaking" (May 1982), and three singles. In 1990 housebreaking was removed from the list.