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As I searched journals and websites for material on the research involving auto thefts, I found very few articles. In fact, according to one author, motor vehicle thefts are the number one under-researched part one crime (Jeffrey Walsh, 2007). In this same article studies indicate auto thefts are linked to community structure, instability and surrounding crime (Jeffrey Walsh, 2007). The author theorizes the reason for the lack of research is the crime itself creates little effect on most victims. That said, stability of a neighborhood has an affect on auto theft incidents. The more unstable the neighborhood, the more likely crime will occur which includes auto theft. The studies also found new anti-theft improvement on vehicles did not decrease the number of auto thefts. It did, however, slightly affect the targeted vehicles, older models vs. newer models. Nationwide, recovery statistics are not recorded consistently, this includes the Overland Park Police Department. This data would be helpful in determining the types of thieves, joyriders vs. professional car theft rings. In 2001, the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods conducted a study on how disorder is linked to crime. In essence the study challenged the “broken window” theory. The findings of the study determined although disorder can have an effect, the predominant reason for crime is more associated to structural characteristics and collective efficacy of the neighborhood. Poorer neighborhoods…

Between 1993 to 2015, there has been a steady decline in property crime rates from a reported rate of 351.8 per 1,000 households to 110.7 per 1,000 households. (Truman & Morgan, 2016). This significant decline may have to deal with the implementation of different programs in an effort to stop property crime. Even though property crime rate is dropping, it is still costly to society as a whole, especially motor vehicle theft. Studying and understanding motor vehicle theft is essential in reducing…

were often poor working class people of color, and their identity as transgender women were not contingent upon anatomical or biological conformance to a strict binary gender. Their gender identity arose from the specific cultural context of the street drag scene, which ‘performed’ femininity in a variety of ways. Through this cultural performance, many transgender women were able to form their conception of their own gender identities, and chose to move away from the gender they were assigned…