Title:
Stealing cars : technology & society from the Model T to the Gran Torino / John A. Heitmann & Rebecca H. Morales.
Author:
Heitmann, John Alfred.
Morales, Rebecca.
Publication Information:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Call Number:
HV6658 .H45 2014
Abstract:
"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.
ISBN:
9781421412979
Physical Description:
ix, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
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