Car Crime

Content: Cover
 Car Crime
 Copyright
 Contents
 Table of cases
 Tables
 Preface
 Chapter 1 Car culture and the construction of car crime
 Our embeddedness within car culture
 Why a book on car crime?
 What is car crime?
 Theoretical perspectives on car crime
 Key themes of the book and chapter outline
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 2 The car in historical context
 Introduction
 A privilege of the elite
 Increasing accessibility and road casualties
 Towards the millennium and the challenges ahead
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 3 Not real crime?
 Introduction. Illustrations of the low perceived seriousness of road traffic offendingExplanations for the low seriousness accorded road traffic offending
 Concluding comments
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 4 \'Car crime\' as theft of and from a vehicle
 Car crime as theft
 Historical and legal context of car theft
 The extent and trends of vehicle theft
 Vehicle theft for contents and parts
 Vehicle theft for temporary use: joyriding
 Vehicle theft for permanent deprivation: professional theft
 Crime control efforts
 Crime control efforts
 Concluding comments
 Summary of main points. Chapter 5 Impaired driving: alcohol, drugs and fatigueIntroduction
 Historical and legal context of impaired driving offences
 Alcohol-impaired driving
 Drug-impaired driving: illegal drugs
 Drug-impaired driving: legal drugs
 Fatigue-impaired driving
 Concluding comments
 Concluding comments
 Summary of main points
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 6 Speeding
 Introduction
 Historical and legal context of speeding
 Extent and trends in speeding
 Female and male drivers compared
 Crime control efforts
 Chapter 7 Bad driving: dangerous and careless offences
 Introduction. Historical and legal context of bad drivingExtent and trends in bad driving offences
 Road rage
 Mobile phones and other in-vehicle distractions
 Police vehicle accidents (PVAs)
 The perspectives of victims and the bereaved
 Crime control efforts
 Concluding comments
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 8 Unlicensed driving
 Introduction
 Historical and legal context of unlicensed driving
 Extent and trends in unlicensed driving
 Crime control efforts
 Abandoned and untaxed vehicles (AUVs)
 Concluding comments
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 9 Car crime in wider society
 Introduction. The power of motor manufacturersWork-related road risk
 Concluding comments
 Summary of main points
 Chapter 10 Past, present and future directions
 Introduction
 Legacy of the past
 Concerns and dilemmas of the present
 Future prospects
 Back to the centre
 References
 Index.