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The Victims of Car Stealing*

The Victims of Car Stealing* AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June, 1974): 7, 2 The Victims of Car SteaLing* DAVID BILES ** THE comparatively new yet rapidly growing area of criminological inquiry known as victimology has as its basic tenet the proposition that the victims of crime are not a random selection of the community. Studies in victimology have shown, for example, that there is some degree of self-selection by victims of rape, homicide and assault. The extent to which -the victims of interpersonal crime contribute to their own victimisation has been fairly extensively documen­ ted, but this has not been done in relation to property crime. This paper aims in n small way to remedy this deficiency by describing who the victims of car stealing are and what types of cars they own, with a view to identifying any differences which might exist between them and the total population of car owners. The paper also includes the results of a minor study of the attitudes and reactions of people who have had their cars stolen. The major study reported here comprised the detailed analysis of a 10% sample of all motor vehicles reported stolen in Victoria over a twelve-month period from July http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

The Victims of Car Stealing*

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0004-8658
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10.1177/000486587400700205
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AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June, 1974): 7, 2 The Victims of Car SteaLing* DAVID BILES ** THE comparatively new yet rapidly growing area of criminological inquiry known as victimology has as its basic tenet the proposition that the victims of crime are not a random selection of the community. Studies in victimology have shown, for example, that there is some degree of self-selection by victims of rape, homicide and assault. The extent to which -the victims of interpersonal crime contribute to their own victimisation has been fairly extensively documen­ ted, but this has not been done in relation to property crime. This paper aims in n small way to remedy this deficiency by describing who the victims of car stealing are and what types of cars they own, with a view to identifying any differences which might exist between them and the total population of car owners. The paper also includes the results of a minor study of the attitudes and reactions of people who have had their cars stolen. The major study reported here comprised the detailed analysis of a 10% sample of all motor vehicles reported stolen in Victoria over a twelve-month period from July

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1974

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