Motor vehicle theft investigations

 Motor vehicle theft investigations are often difficult to prosecute unless there exists a witness, significant physical evidence, or the suspect is captured with the vehicle during a traffic stop or vehicle pursuit. Review the required chapters and conduct an Internet search for the best practices of motor vehicle theft investigation and discuss the results. 

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Criminal Investigation (11th ed.)
Kären M. Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann, Henry Lim Cho

• Chapter 13, "Burglary"
• Chapter 14, "Larceny/Theft, Fraud, and White-Collar Crime"
• Chapter 15, "Motor Vehicle Theft"

Articles, Websites, Online URLs

• Teen Burglar Takes Severe Beating When he Breaks Into Home of Boxer (Links to an external site.)
• Real Home Surveillance Video of Forcible Home Entry and Burglary – Raleigh, NC 12/29/2012 (Links to an external site.)
• Intruder Breaks Into Home; Shot by Entire Family:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql1XtOs9VbE (Links to an external site.)
• Help us Identify Burglary Suspects (Links to an external site.)
• Classic FBI Auto Theft Training Video