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  • Public Awareness and Auto-theft Prevention: Getting it Right for the Wrong Reason

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    Wortley, Richard
    Denning, Rebecca
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    Wortley, Richard K.
    Denning, Rebecca J.
    Gant, Frances
    Year published
    1998
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    Abstract
    This paper reports an evaluation of a public awareness campaign aimed at encouraging the use of car security measures, particularly Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching. It was found that the campaign coincided with an immediate reduction in the incidence of auto-theft. However, there did not appear to be any significant change in the behavior of car owners which would account for this reduction. Rather, it seems the reduction in thefts may have come about through an increased perception of risk the campaign generated among potential car thieves.This paper reports an evaluation of a public awareness campaign aimed at encouraging the use of car security measures, particularly Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching. It was found that the campaign coincided with an immediate reduction in the incidence of auto-theft. However, there did not appear to be any significant change in the behavior of car owners which would account for this reduction. Rather, it seems the reduction in thefts may have come about through an increased perception of risk the campaign generated among potential car thieves.
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    Journal Title
    Security Journal
    Volume
    10
    Publisher URI
    http://www.palgrave-journals.com/sj/index.html
    Copyright Statement
    © 1998 Palgrave Macmillan. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Security Journal. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/sj/index.html
    Subject
    Criminology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/19741
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