How does a salvage switch work?
What will be an ideal response?
Generally, a salvage vehicle is one that has been damaged or wrecked to such an extent that the cost of repairing it is beyond its fair market value. Thus, its primary value in the legitimate market comes from the sale of its undamaged parts. To the criminal, however, the value of a salvaged vehicle is far greater than its parts. The real profit is made after the criminal buys the salvage, provided it is accompanied by the certificate of title and the vehicle identification number (VIN) plate. Often the offender does not even want the vehicle and leaves it at the salvage yard from which it is purchased or disposes of it elsewhere. The thief then steals a vehicle identical to the wreck, changes the VIN plate, and sells the stolen vehicle, with a matching title, to an innocent purchaser or to a purchaser who is offered such a "good" price that no questions are asked. Through the salvage switch, the thief is able to disguise and dispose of stolen vehicles in the legitimate market.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. theft B. robbery C. aggravated assault D. sexual assault
According to labeling theorists, which of the following statements is true?
a) Acts tend to be inherently deviant and are furthered by context and response. b) Acts are not inherently deviant and pay little regard to context and response. c) Acts are not inherently deviant and depend upon context and response. d) Acts tend to be inherently deviance and pay little regard to context and response.
Social structure theories suggest that social and economic forces operating in deteriorated lower-class areas push many area residents into criminal behavior patterns
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false