Auto Theft Annotated Bibliography by Kelli Lycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn Albuquerque en-us 2017-12-14 06:06:23 UTC 2025-05-26 14:25:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Guiding Questions kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044852 Which cars are stolen more?]]> 2017-12-14 06:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044852 Guiding Questions kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044872 Why are cars stolen?]]> 2017-12-14 06:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044872 Guiding Question kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044950 How can we protect the cars?]]> 2017-12-14 06:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044950 Guiding Questions kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044965 Are there areas more at risk for theft?]]> 2017-12-14 06:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216044965 "Joy rides" kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216045046 Database article
Savitz, Leonard D. “Automobile Theft.” The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 50, no. 2, 1959, pp. 132–143. JSTOR,
I chose this source because it provides a good macro-level theoretical framework for my micro-level research on grand theft auto in Albuquerque. Grand theft auto in Albuquerque is a huge problem. Before getting into the discussion about Albuquerque, however, it is important to understand the language that is used to define what larceny and theft are. Language is inherently ambiguous, and ambiguous language in legislation is the dark side of professional communication. Savitz discusses the history of the term larceny. He challenges the misuse of the word and the ethics of those supporting thieves. All this information is contextualized through statistics concerning those who are most likely to steal a car including: motivation, conviction & sentencing, age, IQ, and so on. This article will help inform my research by allowing me to contextualize the language of grand theft auto, and how it is used and misused.]]> 2017-12-14 06:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216045046 On Campus kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216045334 Newspaper article
Rivera, Gabriella. “Campus Car Thefts on the Rise.” The Daily Lobo. Dailylobo.com, 
Gabriella discusses the rise of car thefts surrounding the UNM campus area. While Albuquerque sees the most grand theft auto (GTA) cases in America, looking at how GTA affects the specific student population narrows the focus of my research. Newspaper articles like this can help me relate the bigger problem to a discourse community to which I belong: UNM students, staff, and faculty. Newspapers generally give a voice to local police departments, as police often voice themselves through press releases. Gabriella discusses the parking department at UNM (PATS), and moves they are making to improve security and awareness around campus. There is a clear problem in Albuquerque with GTA. Could PATS and the police department be doing more?]]> 2017-12-14 06:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216045334 Stolen Vehicles Community (Facebook) kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216045831 Stolen Vehicles New Mexico. Facebook Community. Facebook.com
I am not exactly sure how I could use this in my research, but it seems to show that more trucks are stolen than cars and other vehicles. It also gives me the point of view of the people who get their cars stolen. It lists rule for those who have had their car stolen. They make a post and the community is supposed to watch for that car. I read a news article where someone suggested that it worked to find a car after a year missing. Although it is mean for all of New Mexico, most of the posts are from Albuquerque. 

]]> 2017-12-14 06:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216045831 Best Source kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216046191 Organization Website
NBIC.orf. National Insurance Crime Bureau, 2017, https://www.nicb.org/. Accessed 13 Dec. 2017. 
The National Insurance Crime Bureau partners with insurance companies, consumers, and law enforcement to combat insurance fraud and theft. I chose this website because they rank all of the cities according to their crime rate, and it shows that Albuquerque citizens are at the highest risk of auto theft in the United States. It also offers training courses for Law Enforcement officers that covers information about identifying vehicles and vehicle cloning. This helps to answer my question about why about 30 percent of cars are stolen. This suggests to me that Albuquerque is at higher risk because the cars can be taken across the border of Mexico to be registered under a different VIN. Finally, this tells me that Hondas Accord and Civics make up 42% of all auto theft in the US. 
Secondary, National Organization Website


]]> 2017-12-14 06:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216046191 AllState and NM State Police kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216046580 New Mexico State Police. "Allstate Foundation Grants $5,000 to New Mexico State Police." 22 Jan 2004.
Press Release
This is a media release listed on the New Mexico State Police Website. It is from 2004, so it is a little old. However, it talks about how Allstate insurance company funded a campaign to help police spread the word for  “Watch your Car.” Once an owners car is registered, they get a sticker on their car that indicates police can pull that car over during peek theft hours to verify ownership. They can also stop the car at any time within one mile of international borders. It does not say how much the program reduces theft. I cannot find a place on the State POlice Website to register a car, so I am not sure if the program is still in affect. 
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]]> 2017-12-14 06:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216046580 Crime Maps kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216047016 Winograd, Peter, et al. Mapping Crime In Albuquerque: A Visual Analyses Of Where Crime Stands Today, Albuquerque Police Department, Oct 2016.
This is a report prepared by  Real Time Crime Center and Albuquerque Police Department. It shows a map of where property crimes and violent crimes are the highest in the cities. It seems like it might be better to go the census to verify the information and use that as a source, but I like how this is easy to read. It says that Uptown is the highest risk for auto theft, but Nob Hill and the University Ghetto are also at risk. In these areas, more than ten percent of citizen experience property crime each year. In Uptown, it is 14-15%. This information might help me to target my audience in the proposal. ]]> 2017-12-14 06:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216047016 14-point Act Now kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216047844 Barry, Richard. "Act Crime Together Now Agenda." Presentation to the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, 12 Oct 2017.
Mayor Barry gave this presentation in October to the Chamber of Commerce to unveil the new plan to address crime in the city. The source also has a video of the mayor speaking, but this is the only short clip I could find. The plan suggests keep repeat offenders in jail longer and hiring retired cops to come back to work in the community. While very little of it has to do with car theft, it addresses some things like mental health and substance abuse which may indirectly affect car theft. It also promotes an attitude of trying to work with the community.]]> 2017-12-14 06:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216047844 trashed cars kellilycke https://padlet.com/kellilycke/z5jel2or56qn/wish/216048601  “Stolen Cars Recovered in Albuquerque Often Found Trashed.” YouTube, uploaded by KRQE, 6 Jan 2017, https://youtu.be/Dq29li0xEb0.
Video interview
This video shows what most of the cars look like when they are returned to the owner. They are full of dirty needles, urine, and feces because the people who steal them often use them to do drugs. It is a secondary source because it clips the original interviews. I think it is useful because it talks about the the people who get their cars stolen feel about it afterward. Some say they do not even want it back. The detailing companies seem to be making money off to the detail, but it does not talk about how they dispose of the biohazards.


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