| Description |
ix, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Park at your own risk -- "Stop, thief!" -- Juvenile delinquents, hardened criminals, and some ineffectual technological solutions (1941-1980) -- From the personal garage to the surveillance society -- Car theft in the electronic and digital age (1970s-present) -- Mexico, the United States, and international auto theft -- The recent past -- Conclusion : stealing the American dream -- Appendix. Tabkes summarizing various U.S. automobile theft crime reports and surveys, 1924-2010. |
| 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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| Added Author |
Morales, Rebecca.
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| ISBN |
9781421412979 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781421412986 (electronic) |
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1421412977 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1421412985 (electronic) |
| Standard No. |
40023526160 |
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