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• Motor Vehicle Theft o Generally excludes theft • Offenders o Juvenile are more opportunistic: Notice a car left running or with key in it o No elaborate search for a target o Adult thief uses more skill and planning. Will search for a specific target • Victims o Under 19 o Ethnic and racial minorities over-represented o City dwellers living in rentals in high crime areas o Spend much time away from home and lives in relative proximity • Situational Elements o Motivations: Joyriding, transportation or commercial theft o Victim: Offender relationship is a stranger o Temporal Patterns: Summer evenings or early morning hours o Location: Near victims home. Car parked on street, in lot or in garage. o Target of low security and high yield o Multiple offenders common in joyriding cases. o Joy riders steal newer, expensive sports cars: Deterred by alarms o Joy riders commonly young urban males who steal to impress friends o Drug and alcohol abuse common to boost courage o Little planning involved. Little skill. • The Cars o Popular: Models produced in large numbers with few design changes for many years high on list.
Approximate Word count = 738
Approximate Pages = 3
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