Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Chop Shop, Property Crime, Motor Vehicle Theft
22 Oct 2013
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Establishing connections: gender, motor behicle theft and disposal networks. Motor vehicle theft is male dominated but women doengage. Examine gendered nature of motor vehicle theft, through a direct comparison of qualitative data obtained from 35 adult women/men involved in car theft. Property crime accounted for 11% of all crime, with 1. 1 million vehicles being reported stolen in 2007. Ratio of male to female arestees was 4. 6 to 1. Auto theft is a social crime-> initiation comes through neighborhood interaction with peers, usually more experienced males. Initially you are a novice which positions you as look out" and passaenger. The skill set needed to steal the car was held by the apprenticeship". Almost all men/women interviewed were exposed to auto-theft through the. Initiation into auto theft: context of joy riding. Almost all interviewed discussed a period of learning how to steal a car, specifically breaking down the steering wheel column/tampering with the ignition.
