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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Motor vehicle theft"”.

  1. Motor vehicle theft: a comparative study

    Steenkamp, Douw Gerbrand1999

    This investigation entails a study of motor vehicle theft and hijacking in KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape for the period of 1 January till 31 December 1995. The present study is empirically founded and for this purpose an information schedule has been implemented to capture data from police case …

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  2. Exploring crime prevention measures to address motor vehicle theft in Jozini, Kwazulu-Natal

    Mthimkhulu, Senzo ThubalethuUniversity of Zululand2022

    Vehicle crimes, particularly vehicle theft and hijacking, are some of the most challenging crimes in South Africa. Vehicle crimes have tremendous impact on the stability of our country as people have lost trust in the police and related government departments due to their inability to curb these …

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  3. An Analysis of Location and Offender Characteristics for Motor Vehicle Theft in Texas from 2001 to 2005

    Adger, KatherineUniversity of North Texas2007

    Motor vehicle theft is the costliest property crime in the United States equaling billions of dollars in losses each year. Despite law enforcement success in decreasing the rate of motor vehicle theft in recent years, the actual number of thefts has increased. It is vital for law enforcement …

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  4. Examining the influence of psychological and social risk factors on young offenders who commit motor vehicle theft.

    Skakun, KimberlyFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina2005

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  5. Mental health courts reduce crime rates.

    Le Moal, Taylor Elizabeth, 1995-Baylor University.2019

    … The regressions showed that rape, assault, motor vehicle theft, and larceny were reduced in counties with mental health courts. This study is one of the first studies to look at the nationwide success of mental health courts.

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  6. Causal attributions for crime involving Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal juvenile offenders

    Graf, Elke K.Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia1998

    … (n= 30) revealed that the crimes of motor vehicle theft and possession of an illegal drug were perceived to be more strongly associated with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offender respectively. This information formed the basis for the type of crime and offender's race …

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  7. Essays on the economics of crime and econometric methodology

    May, Sean, 1974-Massachusetts Institute of Technology2000

    … wages and arrest rates for burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, vandalism, and robbery. Wage elasticities of property crime arrest rates range between -1 and - 2. !n contrast with the results for property crime, wages do not have a strong impact on arrest rates for most violent crime. The …

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  8. Serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders: a systems approach

    Wolfe, Timothy W.Virginia Tech1997

    … property offenses (for example, burglary, motor vehicle theft), weapons offenses (for example, carrying a handgun, shooting a gun at someone), drug dealing offenses (for example, selling marijuana, cocaine), and drug use. The sample (N = 127) is composed of male and female youths between …

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