Download or read book Stealing Cars written by John A. Heitmann and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technology-thwarting car thief has become as advanced as the cars themselves. As early as 1910 Americans recognized that cars were easy to steal and, once stolen, hard to find, especially since cars looked much alike. Model styles and colors eventually changed, but 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 has become as technologically advanced as the cars themselves. John A. Heitmann and Rebecca H. Morales’s study of automobile theft and culture examines a wide range of related topics that includes motives and methods, technological deterrents, place and space, institutional responses, international borders, and cultural reflections. Only recently have scholars begun to move their focus away from the creators and manufacturers of the automobile to its users. Stealing Cars illustrates the power of this approach, as it aims at developing a better understanding of the place of the automobile in the broad texture of American life. There are many who are fascinated by aspects of automobile history, but many more readers enjoy the topic of crime—motives, methods, escaping capture, and of course solving the crime and bringing criminals to justice. Stealing Cars brings together expertise from the history of technology and cultural history as well as city planning and transborder studies to produce a compelling and detailed work that raises questions concerning American priorities and values. Drawing on sources that include interviews, government documents, patents, sociological and psychological studies, magazines, monographs, scholarly periodicals, film, fiction, and digital gaming, Heitmann and Morales tell a story that highlights both human creativity and some of the paradoxes of American life.

Download or read book Preventive Measures Against Car Thefts and Car Scams written by JON MEYER and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet by Jonathan Meyer is a wonderful example of combining your personal and professional skills for the benefit of others. This material will benefit you on the topics of car theft, insurance fraud, and personal safety; topics of concern for every motor vehicle driver. Add to this subject Mr. Meyer's knowledge of Martial Arts; which has its core, the value of preparation, observation, and proactive defensive. Together they are a perfect example towards the creation of effective risk management to reduce "real world" risks. And together you have a new and comprehensive resource on a subject that has been present since the beginning of the automobile. Everyone who drives a motor vehicle has the exposures covered in this material. We all want to protect the significant value of our vehicle. But more importantly, we need to protect ourselves from personal harm. While on the surface the topics presented may seem hard wired into our minds, in reality they need to be visited and revisited. They need to be shared with both new drivers and drivers of all ages. -Sam S. Revenson President Associated Risk Management "Jon Meyer has packed this small book with dozens of great tips for the safety conscious public. There is an old saying 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.' This book is a pound of prevention." Prof. Arthur Cohen B.A., M.A. a.k.a. "The Streetwise Professor" Director Center for School and Personal Safety Research

Download or read book Automobile Theft Prevention Act of 1979 S 1214 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Understanding and Preventing Car Theft written by Michael G. Maxfield and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thefts of and from autos are among the most commonly reported crimes, and they account for the highest losses among property crimes that target individuals (except for arson). But according to this new book, recent initiatives in the U.S., Europe and Australia have proven effective or are showing promise in preventing car theft.

Download or read book Car Theft written by Roy Light and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Car crime has become a source of increasing concern in recent years. This study takes a detailed look at the perspective of those actually involved in stealing cars, giving some useful insights into the reasons why young people get involved and how their stealing might be stopped. The authors suggest that an important element in preventing further problems would be to provide diversions which offer thieves a comparable degree of excitement and interest to that which they get from stealing cars. Early intervention by criminal justice and social welfare agencies seems central to any preventive action, in order to curb the frequent progression from 'joyriding' to making money from stealing cars.

Download or read book Automotive Industries the Automobile written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stolen Cars written by Gabriel Feltran and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stolen Cars is an innovative ethnography of urban inequalities and violence in São Paulo, Brazil. Organized around the journeys of five stolen cars, each chapter discusses a specific theme, such as the distinctions between violent robbery and the more commercial non-violent theft or the role of national borders interconnecting illegal and legal economies Provides an original theoretical framework for a rarely studied urban and transnational supply chain Draws from empirical data and a combination of different methodologies to demonstrate mechanisms of urban inequalities and violence reproduction Highlights how everyday life is entangled with structural urban transformations Uses an ethnographic narrative to show how urban development produce various forms of illegality and violent crime

Download or read book Preliminary Study of the Effectiveness of Auto Anti theft Devices written by Aerospace Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Motor World Wholesale written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Professional Motor Vehicle Theft and Chop Shops written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Auto Theft Investigation written by Robert S. Chilimidos and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manual for police patrol officers on recognizing, preventing and handling auto thefts. Across the nation in 1972, one out of every 109 registered automobiles was stolen. Auto Theft Investigation was prepared to familiarize the officer on patrol with some of the problems caused by vehicle theft, alert him to indications of tampering, and acquaint him with applicable federal and state laws. Statistics, graphs, and charts are provided to demonstrate the magnitude of motor vehicle theft. Individual chapters discuss categories of auto thieves, modus operandi, completion of stolen vehicle reports, and dissemination of stolen vehicle information. Vehicle embezzlement techniques, such as selling a rented car, are described. Succeeding material covers victim, witness, and suspect identification, and interview techniques. Stolen vehicle recognition, vehicle recovery, and vehicle identification numbers, including methods of affixing them and detecting alterations or tampering are covered. Body serial numbers, identification number plates, and engine numbers are described and illustrated. An extensive listing of manufacturer identification numbers for 1955-1971 vehicles, including motorcycles, trucks, and trailers is provided. Additional features include sample police record forms, dealer sales reports, registration certificates, and ownership documents.

Download or read book Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1983 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Automobile Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Automobile Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ward s Automobile Topics written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Automobile Dealer and Repairer written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book International Association of Auto Theft Investigators written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-12-18 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the organization, as well as member roster, chapters in the IAATI, and many photos!