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Understanding and Preventing Car Theft (Crime Prevention Studies, vol. 17)
Michael G. Maxfield and Ronald V. Clarke, eds.
(Paperback)
2004, 256 pages
ISBN: 1-881798-53-4
$42.50

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.

In addition to Michael G. Maxfield's introduction, the chapter topics include: (1) the U.K. Car Theft Index (by Gloria Laycock); (2) preventing vehicle crime in Australia through public-private parterships and national collaboration (by Ray Carroll); (3) improved vehicle licensing and registration systems in the U.K. (by Barry Webb, Melissa Smith and Gloria Laycock); (4) reduction of abuses involving temporary license tags in North Carolina (by Matthew White and Charles W. Dean); (5) the impact of electronic immbolizers (by Rich Brown); (6) measures to enhance parking lot security (by Pat Mayhew and Greg Braun); (7) action implications of crime analyses involving parking lot auto thefts in Chula Vista, California (by Nancy Plouffe and Rana Sampson); (8) police intelligence and the theft of vehicles for export from the U.K. (by Rick Brown and Ronald V. Clarke); (9) publicity campaigns and car crime prevention (by Emmanuel Barthe); and (10) the history of car safety improvements compared to enhanced car security in the U.S. (Graeme R. Newman).

George L. Kelling and Michael L. Wagers of the Police Institute at Rutgers University state in the Foreword that "…analyzing problems and collaboration are the future of criminal justice. This volume on understanding and preventing car theft offers a glimpse of that future, illustrating what can be gained through collaborative problem solving across sectors and jurisdictions."

From a review by Martin Wright in Professional Security magazine (Feb. 2005): "...this is a very valuable publication that has certainly raised a number of wide ranging thoughts within the mind of this reviewer. If a book is to be assessed by its ability to make one think, then this publication is worth its weight in gold."

Key words: Auto theft; crime prevention; property crime; comparative criminology; theft.

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