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Carjacking, the Glossary

Carjacking is a robbery in which a motor vehicle is taken over.^[1]

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Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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Aircraft hijacking

Aircraft hijacking (also known as airplane hijacking, skyjacking, plane hijacking, plane jacking, air robbery, air piracy, or aircraft piracy, with the last term used within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. Carjacking and aircraft hijacking are hijacking.

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American Mafia

The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group.

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Anti-hijack system

An anti-hijack system is an electronic system fitted to motor vehicles to deter criminals from hijacking them. Carjacking and anti-hijack system are hijacking.

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Armored car (valuables)

An armored vehicle (also known as an armored cash transport car, security van, or armored truck) is an armored van or truck used to transport valuables, such as large quantities of money or other valuables, especially for banks or retail companies.

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Australian Institute of Criminology

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and criminal justice.

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Blaster (flamethrower)

The Blaster (also called the "BMW Flamethrower") was a 1998 invention by South African inventor Charl Fourie that functioned as a car-mounted, laterally-firing flamethrower designed to provide a defence against carjackings.

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Blend word

In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.

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Bureau of Diplomatic Security

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, commonly known as Diplomatic Security (DS), is the security branch of the United States Department of State.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (UJC) of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal victimization, criminal offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime, and the operation of criminal and civil justice systems at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels.

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Capital punishment by the United States federal government

Capital punishment is a legal punishment under the criminal justice system of the United States federal government.

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Car

A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.

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Car chase

A car chase or vehicle pursuit is the vehicular overland chase of one party by another, involving at least one automobile or other wheeled motor vehicle, commonly hot pursuit of suspects by law enforcement.

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Car door

Exterior side of car door on a 1986 Ford Taurus A car door is a type of door opening, typically hinged on its front edge, but sometimes attached by other mechanisms such as tracks, for entering and exiting a vehicle.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Police Department

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council.

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Chief of police

A chief of police (COP) is the title given to an appointed official or an elected one in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America.

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CHiPs

CHiPs is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977 to May 1, 1983.

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Chop shop

A chop shop is a business, often mimicking a body shop, that illicitly disassembles stolen motor vehicles and sells their parts. Carjacking and chop shop are motor vehicle theft and organized crime activity.

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Commerce Clause

The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3).

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Commercial vehicle

A commercial vehicle is any type of motor vehicle used for transporting goods or paying passengers.

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Consumer electronics

Consumer electronics or home electronics are electronic (analog or digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes.

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Controlled substance

A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession and use is regulated by a government, such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated by law.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Criminology

Criminology (from Latin crimen, "accusation", and Ancient Greek -λογία, -logia, from λόγος logos meaning: "word, reason") is the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Detroit Police Department

The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is a municipal police force based in and responsible for the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.

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Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area.

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Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks or coverings, including N95, FFP2, surgical, and cloth masks, have been employed as public and personal health control measures against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

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Federal crime in the United States

In the United States, a federal crime or federal offense is an act that is made illegal by U.S. federal legislation enacted by both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives and signed into law by the president.

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Flamethrower

A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire.

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Gauteng

Gauteng (Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; eGoli or iGoli) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken (Unami: Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Hostage

A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum.

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Institute for Security Studies

The Institute for Security Studies, also known as ISS or ISS Africa (to distinguish itself from other similarly named institutes in other parts of the world), described itself as follows: "an African organisation which aims to enhance human security on the continent.

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Insurance Information Institute

The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) is a U.S. industry association which exists "to improve public understanding of insurance – what it does and how it works." Founded in 1959, the organization is based in New York City.

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Jack (device)

A jack is a mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.

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John F. Kennedy International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area, in the United States.

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Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in ethnography.

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Joyride (crime)

Joyriding is driving or riding in a stolen vehicle, most commonly a car, with no particular goal other than the pleasure or thrill of doing so or to impress other people. Carjacking and Joyride (crime) are motor vehicle theft.

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Justice Quarterly

Justice Quarterly is a quarterly academic journal covering criminology and criminal justice.

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Justifiable homicide

The concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law is a defense to culpable homicide (criminal or negligent homicide).

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will. Carjacking and kidnapping are organized crime activity and violent crime.

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Life imprisonment

Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted criminals are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives (or until pardoned, paroled, or commuted to a fixed term).

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Liquor store

A liquor store is a retail business that predominantly sells prepackaged alcoholic beverages, including liquors (typically in bottles), wine or beer, usually intended to be consumed off the store's premises.

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Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 until 2023.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Millburn, New Jersey

Millburn is a suburban township in southwestern Essex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey, and part of the New York metropolitan area.

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Motor vehicle theft

Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle.

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Murder of João Hélio

João Hélio Fernandes Vieites (March 18, 2000 – February 7, 2007) was a six-year-old Brazilian boy who was murdered on February 7, 2007 by being dragged from a car for 7 km (4.3 miles) after an armed carjacking by a group of young males in Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro.

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Murder of Mirelle Hernández

The murder of Mirelle Hernández, the result of a robbery and carjacking, happened on December 5, 2021, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Carjacking and murder of Mirelle Hernández are motor vehicle theft.

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Murder of Pam Basu

The murder of Pam Basu, resulting from a carjacking, occurred on September 8, 1992, in Laurel, Maryland.

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Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom

Channon Gail Christian, aged 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr., aged 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Carjacking and Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom are motor vehicle theft.

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National Crime Victimization Survey

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), administered by the US Census Bureau under the Department of Commerce, is a national survey of approximately 49,000 to 150,000 households - with approximately 240,000 persons aged 12 or older - twice a year in the United States, on the frequency of crime victimization, as well as characteristics and consequences of victimization.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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New Orleans Police Department

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has primary responsibility for law enforcement in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.

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Organized crime

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit.

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Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police (Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Carjacking and Piracy are hijacking, organized crime activity and robbery.

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Police

The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself.

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Police car

A police car (also called a police cruiser, police interceptor, black and white, patrol car, area car, cop car, prowl car, squad car, radio car, or radio motor patrol) is a ground vehicle used by police and law enforcement for transportation during patrols and responses to calls for service.

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Pretoria

Pretoria, is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.

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Ram-raiding

Ram-raiding is a type of burglary in which a heavy vehicle is driven into the windows or doors of a building, usually a department store or jeweller's shop, to allow the perpetrators to loot it.

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Robbery

Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. Carjacking and Robbery are violent crime.

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Semi-structured interview

A semi-structured interview is a method of research used most often in the social sciences.

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Sexual assault

Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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St. Louis

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Suzuki Vitara

The Suzuki Vitara is a series of SUVs produced by Suzuki in five generations since 1988.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Terrorism

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. Carjacking and Terrorism are violent crime.

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Texas Department of Insurance

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) regulates insurers and other companies that conduct insurance business in Texas, and assists Texas-based insurance consumers.

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The British Journal of Criminology

The British Journal of Criminology is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed criminology and law journal focusing on British and international criminology.

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The Detroit News

The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.

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The Mall at Short Hills

The Mall at Short Hills, also known as the Short Hills Mall, is a shopping mall located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, United States near the interchange of Route 24 and Route 124.

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Traffic collision

A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.

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Traffic stop

A traffic stop, colloquially referred to as being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law.

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Tsotsi

Tsotsi is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski.

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United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan.

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Vehicle insurance

Vehicle insurance (also known as car insurance, motor insurance, or auto insurance) is insurance for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles.

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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, commonly referred to as the 1994 Crime Bill, or the Clinton Crime Bill, is an Act of Congress dealing with crime and law enforcement; it became law in 1994.

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Windshield

The windshield (North American English) or windscreen (Commonwealth English except Canada) of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from the elements.

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9×19mm Parabellum

The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm PARA, 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carjacking

Also known as Car hijacking, Car jacking, Car piracy, Car-Jacked, Car-jacking, Carjack, Carjacked, Carjacker, Carjackers, Carjackings, Carnapping, Federal Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, Lorry hijacking, Lorry jacker, Lorryjacking, Truck hijacking, Truckjacker, Truckjacking, Vehicular piracy.

, Motor vehicle theft, Murder of João Hélio, Murder of Mirelle Hernández, Murder of Pam Basu, Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, National Crime Victimization Survey, New Orleans, New Orleans Police Department, New York City, Newark, New Jersey, Oakland, California, Organized crime, Osceola County, Florida, Philadelphia, Philippine National Police, Philippines, Piracy, Police, Police car, Pretoria, Ram-raiding, Robbery, Semi-structured interview, Sexual assault, South Africa, St. Louis, Suzuki Vitara, Sydney, Terrorism, Texas Department of Insurance, The British Journal of Criminology, The Detroit News, The Mall at Short Hills, Traffic collision, Traffic stop, Tsotsi, United States Department of Justice, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Vehicle insurance, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, Windshield, 9×19mm Parabellum.

Carjacking, the Glossary

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See also

Hijacking

Motor vehicle theft

Robbery

Violent crime

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