| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Park at your own risk -- "Stop, thief!" -- Juvenile delinquents, hardened criminals, and ineffectual technological solutions -- From the personal garage to the surveillance society -- Car theft in the electronic and digital age -- Mexico, the U.S., and international auto theft -- The recent past -- Conclusion stealing the American dream -- Appendix A: Various U.S. automobile theft crime reports and surveys, 1924-2010 -- Appendix B: Tables |
| Summary |
"As early as 1910 Americans recognized that cars were easy to steal and, once stolen, hard to find. A car was its own getaway vehicle, and cars looked much alike. Model styles and colors eventually changed, and so did the means of making a stolen car disappear. Though changing license plates and serial numbers remain basic procedure, thieves have created highly sophisticated networks to disassemble stolen vehicles, distribute the parts, and/or ship the altered cars out of the country. Stealing cars naturally has become as technologically advanced as the cars themselves"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Automobile theft -- United States -- History
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Automobile theft -- United States -- Prevention
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Automobiles -- Technological innovations.
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Automobile thieves -- United States
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Grand Theft Auto games -- Social aspects
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Automobile theft -- Mexican-American Border Region
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Automobile theft
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Automobile theft -- Prevention
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Automobile thieves
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Automobiles -- Technological innovations
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North America -- Mexican-American Border Region
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Morales, Rebecca
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| ISBN |
9781421412986 |
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1421412985 |
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