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Car crime / Claire Corbett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Corbett, Claire.
- Series:
- Crime and society series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Traffic violations.
- Traffic violations--Social aspects.
- Automobile theft.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 237 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Uffculme : Willan, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1 Car culture and the construction of car crime 1
- Our embeddedness within car culture 1
- Why a book on car crime? 3
- Theoretical perspectives on car crime 8
- Key themes of the book and chapter outline 11
- 2 The car in historical context 15
- A privilege of the elite 16
- Increasing accessibility and road casualties 18
- Towards the millennium and the challenges ahead 20
- 3 Not real crime? 25
- Illustrations of the low perceived seriousness of road traffic offending 25
- Explanations for the low seriousness accorded road traffic offending 28
- 4 'Car crime' as theft of and from a vehicle 37
- Historical and legal context of car theft 39
- The extent and trends of vehicle theft 40
- Vehicle theft for contents and parts 48
- Vehicle theft for temporary use: joyriding 50
- Vehicle theft for permanent deprivation: professional theft 59
- Crime control efforts 62
- 5 Impaired driving: alcohol, drugs and fatigue 72
- Historical and legal context of impaired driving offences 75
- Alcohol-impaired driving 78
- Drug-impaired driving: illegal drugs 86
- Drug-impaired driving: legal drugs 88
- Fatigue-impaired driving 91
- Crime control efforts 94
- 6 Speeding 104
- Historical and legal context of speeding 107
- Extent and trends in speeding 109
- Female and male drivers compared 118
- Crime control efforts 120
- 7 Bad driving: dangerous and careless offences 128
- Historical and legal context of bad driving 131
- Extent and trends in bad driving offences 133
- Road rage 141
- Mobile phones and other in-vehicle distractions 143
- Police vehicle accidents (PVAs) 147
- The perspectives of victims and the bereaved 149
- Crime control efforts 154
- 8 Unlicensed driving 161
- Historical and legal context of unlicensed driving 163
- Extent and trends in unlicensed driving 164
- Crime control efforts 170
- Abandoned and untaxed vehicles (AUVs) 172
- 9 Car crime in wider society 177
- The power of motor manufacturers 179
- Work-related road risk 184
- 10 Past, present and future directions 190
- Legacy of the past 191
- Concerns and dilemmas of the present 193
- Future prospects 196
- Back to the centre 201.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1843920255
- 1843920247
- OCLC:
- 51779563
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