03192nam 2200673 450 991081556560332120230126211849.01-4214-1298-5(CKB)3710000000092598(EBL)3318798(SSID)ssj0001133948(PQKBManifestationID)11702144(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001133948(PQKBWorkID)11161220(PQKB)11607515(MiAaPQ)EBC3318798(OCoLC)872114910(MdBmJHUP)muse32564(Au-PeEL)EBL3318798(CaPaEBR)ebr10845376(OCoLC)878137029(EXLCZ)99371000000009259820140314h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStealing cars technology and society from the Model T to the Gran Torino /John A. Heitmann and Rebecca H. MoralesBaltimore, MD :Johns Hopkins University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (229 p.)Includes index.1-4214-1297-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Automobile theftUnited StatesHistoryAutomobile theftUnited StatesPreventionAutomobilesTechnological innovationsAutomobile thievesUnited StatesGrand Theft Auto gamesSocial aspectsAutomobile theftMexican-American Border RegionAutomobile theftHistory.Automobile theftPrevention.AutomobilesTechnological innovations.Automobile thievesGrand Theft Auto gamesSocial aspects.Automobile theft364.16/286292220973Heitmann John Alfred1614035Morales Rebecca H.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815565603321Stealing cars3943650UNINA