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Crime prevention series

The problem

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Preventing car theft and crime in car parks
Susan Geason and Paul R Wilson
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1990
ISBN 0 642 14939 9 ; ISSN 1031-5330
(Crime prevention series)

Abstract

An overview of the extent of car theft around Australia sets the scene for a more in-depth review of theft in New South Wales and particularly Sydney. Data from studies on car theft by the National Roads and Motorists Association (NRMA) is used to describe the characteristics of car thieves, target vehicles and target locations for car theft crimes.