A Study on the Preventive Effects of Anti-theft Equipment and Major Parts-marking Against Motorcycle and Auto Thefts

• Main Authors: ZENG, JIA-YI, 曾佳怡
• Other Authors: SHEU, CHUEN-JIM
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/523t6h

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 107 === Motor vehicle thefts are always a major crime problem in Taiwan society. However, in recent years, there is a reduction of auto thefts worldwide, including Taiwan. There are three research purposes for this study: (1) collecting and analyzing the literature of the criminal policies which may causes the motor vehicle crime drop in Taiwan (2) discussing the possible evolution of anti-theft equipment (3) analyzing association between the policy of major parts-marking and the drop of motor vehicle thefts. Two research methods are used for the study: (1) in-depth interview of four anti-motor vehicle-thefts experts and (2) statistical analysis of motor vehicle crime occurred monthly from January 1,2000 to December 31,2018 recorded by the police. The research findings are: (1) the invention and used of the wafer keys affected the auto thefts to drop significantly (2) the policy of major parts-marking is associated with the decrease of the vehicle thefts (3) the policy of regular inspection has the effect of reducing the motor vehicle thefts (4) the policy of anti-theft doesn’t cause crime displacement to other crimes (5) the rise of CCTV affected the motor vehicle thefts to drop. There are five suggestions based on the research findings: (1) increase the risk of stealing, (2) install extra anti-theft equipment whenever possible, (3) train the employees of the insurance companies to against fraudulent motor vehicle insurance, (4) law enforcement authority should crack the stolen markets and (5) develop the new anti- theft lock technique.