Motor vehicle theft : an analysis of recovered vehicles in the Fraser Valley

McCormick, Amanda (author.). Cohen, Irwin M., (author.). Plecas, Darryl, (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author). University College of the Fraser Valley. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, (publisher.).

Summary: Motor vehicle theft is one of the most commonly reported crimes in Canada. In British Columbia, an estimated 48 vehicles are stolen every day. Vehicles are typically stolen for three reasons: recreation, transportation, or profit. Vehicles stolen for recreation primarily involve youth attempting to establish status among peers. This form of motor vehicle theft involves joyriding or stealing a vehicle for fun. Vehicles stolen for transportation are often stolen for a single-trip. These vehicles may also be stolen for use in other offences, such as break and enter. Vehicles stolen for profit are either stolen directly for resell or in order to sell the vehicle's individual parts. These vehicles may also be falsely reported stolen for the purposes of insurance fraud by the vehicle's owner.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (iii, 36 pages).
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Computer data.
Publisher: Abbotsford [British Columbia] : School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University College of the Fraser Valley, [2007]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.

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General Note:	"November 2007." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-36).
Formatted Contents Note:	List of tables -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Definitions of motor vehicle theft -- Motor vehicle theft in British Columbia -- Approaches to reduce the occurrence of motor vehicle theft -- Motor vehicle thieves -- Vehicle recovery -- Analysis of Fraser Valley vehicle recovery data -- Description of stolen vehicles -- Vehicle recovery -- Rural and remote dumpsites -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.