BSCIM-IE Ms.Diza

Group V Aug.17,2011

Case study of Carjacking

Carjacking is the theft of a motor vehicle from another person by force, violence, or intimidation. Although often viewed as a hybrid offense. This is one of the problem/crime of our country. Defining carjacking in this way is problematic because it hinders systematic understanding of the prevalence, distribution, and nature of the offense. Although some collect statewide carjacking data each year, most data about carjacking come from victimization surveys and offender interviews.

As in other types of robbery, weapon use is inherent in carjacking. The most common weapon was a firearm. Those most vulnerable to carjacking tend to be male living in urban areas. The carjackers themselves are much like their victims: male, half of carjacking involve two or more assailants, and interviews with offenders indicate that carjacking is a crime of opportunism and spontaneity rather than carefully planned, probably due to the mobility of their targets. This also includes the motive, opportunity, and instrumentality or the so called MIO.

In the wake of these events, media reports described carjacking as a national epidemic brought on by a new type of auto thief whose misdeeds resembled a symbolic attack on the fabric of people's lives.