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Heitmann, John Alfred.

Grand theft auto the technology of stealing cars / [electronic resource] : John A. Heitmann and Rebecca H. Morales. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

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.

ISBN: 9781421412986 1421412985

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Automobile theft--Mexican-American Border Region.
Grand Theft Auto games--Social aspects.
Automobile thieves--United States.
Automobiles--Technological innovations.
Automobile theft--Prevention.--United States
Automobile theft--History.--United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV6658 / .H45 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 364.16/286292220973