Car Crime
Crime involving cars -- whether involving offences by drivers or theft of and from cars -- represents a substantial proportion of offences committed, and occupies an enormous amount of police time. But it is not always perceived as the serious crime that it is: many traffic offences cause enormous harm in terms of death and injury, but are often not regarded seriously by drivers, the criminal justice system and the state. Other than theft of and from cars it is arguable that car crime is social…
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- Full title :Car Crime.
Summary
Crime involving cars -- whether involving offences by drivers or theft of and from cars -- represents a substantial proportion of offences committed, and occupies an enormous amount of police time. But it is not always perceived as the serious crime that it is: many traffic offences cause enormous harm in terms of death and injury, but are often not regarded seriously by drivers, the criminal justice system and the state. Other than theft of and from cars it is arguable that car crime is socially constructed as 'not real crime' or 'not even crime'. This book is the first to survey the whole ar.
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- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Willan Pub
- Place of Publication:Cullompton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (252 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781843924265, 1843924269
- oclc:ocn609842566
- LC Classification:HV6422
- Dewey Decimal:364.162
Table of Contents
Car Crime; Copyright Page; Contents; Table of cases; Table; Preface; 1 Car culture and the construction of car crime; 2 The car in historical context; 3 Not real crime?; 4 'Car crime' as theft of and from a vehicle; 5 Impaired driving: alcohol, drugs and fatigue; 6 Speeding; 7 Bad driving: dangerous and careless offences; 8 Unlicensed driving; 9 Car crime in wider society; 10 Past, present and future directions; References; Index.
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