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The Automobile Theft Investigator [electronic resource] : A Learning and Reference Text for the Automobile Theft Investigator, The Police Supervisor and the Student
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Claude W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Automobile theft investigation--United States.
- Automobile theft.
- Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers.
- Automobile theft investigation.
- Local Subjects:
- Automobile theft investigation--United States.
- Automobile theft.
- Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Automobile Theft Investigator
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 1986.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- CONTENTS: Introduction; The Motor Vehicle as the Object of Crime; The Motor Vehicle and What Makes It Work; Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs); The Restoration of Obliterated Serial Numbers; Motorcycle Theft; Staying Alive; Forensic Laboratory Assistance; Tire Information for Passenger Cars and Trucks; The Theft of Boats and Marine Equipment; Interviews and Interrogations; The Investigator as a Witness in Court; Miscellaneous Vehicles; Investigative Procedures; Repair and Upkeep; Hints, Kinks and Idle Thoughts; Miscellaneous Terminology.
- Contents:
- HALF TITLE: THE AUTOMOBILE THEFT INVESTIGATOR; TITLE PAGE: THE AUTOMOBILE THEFT INVESTIGATOR; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; THE AUTOMOBILE THEFT INVESTIGATOR; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: THE MOTOR VEHICLE AS THE OBJECT OF CRIME; CHAPTER 3: THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND WHAT MAKES IT WORK; CHAPTER 4: MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (VIN'S); CHAPTER 5: THE RESTORATION OF OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS; CHAPTER 6: MOTORCYCLE THEFT; CHAPTER 7: STAYING ALIVE; CHAPTER 8: FORENSIC LABORATORY ASSISTANCE; CHAPTER 9: TIRE INFORMATION FOR PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS
- CHAPTER 10: THE THEFT OF BOATS AND MARINE EQUIPMENTCHAPTER 11: INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS; CHAPTER 12: THE INVESTIGATOR AS A WITNESS IN COURT; CHAPTER 13: MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLES; CHAPTER 14: INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; CHAPTER 15: REPAIR AND UPKEEP; CHAPTER 16: HINTS, KINKS AND IDLE THOUGHTS; CHAPTER 17: TERMINOLOGY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08913-2
- OCLC:
- 841916784
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