NCJ Number
38183
Date Published
1976
Length
197 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE THEFT INVESTIGATION, RECOVERY, IDENTIFICATION, AND THEFT PREVENTION PRECAUTIONS IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE SEVENTEEN DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE MAKES DISCUSSED IN THE TEXT ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. THE INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT EACH PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE IS ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS: HISTORY; FRAME NUMBER LOCATION WITH PHOTOS AND DIAGRAM SHOWING LOCATION; ENGINE NUMBER LOCATION (THIS SECTION ALSO TELLS WHETHER THE ENGINE NUMBER IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRAME NUMBER AND WHETHER UNIQUE DIE STAMPS OR LOGOS ARE USED); MODEL HISTORY; AND FACTORY INFORMATION FOR TRACING. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF PERTINENT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICULAR MAKE MOTORCYCLE IS INCLUDED AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO A SECTION ON BICYCLES THAT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THEIR HISTORY, THEFT MO'S, AND BICYCLE IDENTIFICATION. THE IDENTIFICATION PART GOES INTO COMPUTER SYSTEMS CURRENTLY IN USE, LOCAL THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AND A CHART SHOWING THE I.D. NUMBER LOCATION OF MOST BICYCLES BEING SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES. OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS TEXT INCLUDES CHAPTERS ON THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOTORCYCLE, OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GROUPS, AND THE MOTORCYCLE THEFT PROBLEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)