Have you had an immobilizer-equipped car stolen? By immobilizer, I mean the cars (typically post-2006) that have a ROM chip in the key which is required for authentication to start the engine. If so, how was it stolen? If you have such a car, has someone attempted to steal it and failed due to the factory-equipped immobilizer?
posted by thewalrus
on Jun 11, 2013 -
5 answers
How do police departments use/search partial license plate information in their investigations? Or incomplete information about cars generally?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Apr 18, 2013 -
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Is there a link between the length of time between the time a crime's committed and the time the suspect/perpetrator is condemned guilty or not guilty?
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posted by addelburgh
on Apr 2, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm a late-twenties adult finishing my BA a little late. I'm still a little unsure as to what I'd like to do, but I've always had an interest in solving crimes. What are my options for doing this as a career, preferably NOT for a local police department, at least in the long term?
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posted by ancient star
on Apr 1, 2013 -
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In light of
this FPP about Elizabeth Warren grilling some regulatory flunkies about how they never take banks to trial, I was wondering:
Has anyone ever made an Equal Protection argument that their prosecution / conviction / sentence for some crime is discriminatory in light of the slap-on-the-wrist that corporations get away with? Has anyone ever
succeeded with such an argument?
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posted by spacewrench
on Feb 17, 2013 -
9 answers
I was wondering if there are good examples of crime novels set on farms or based around agriculture. Novels like In True Blood, or Gillian Flynn's Dark Places or the new Image Comics series Revival. I'm interested in discovering if there's more crime fiction not set in cities, but more rural and based around farming.
posted by Peemster
on Jan 14, 2013 -
29 answers
The
Wikipedia page on statistics about rape shows a very high crime rate for countries like UK, US and Australia in stark contrast to, say, India. The gap can't be explained simply by under-reporting, as that exists in all these countries (even assuming different rates of under-reporting). Is it because these countries have different definitions of rape? Or something else?
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posted by vidur
on Jan 13, 2013 -
32 answers
Are there any real-life historical examples of the Small Town With A Terrible Secret horror trope? Towns where long-term, ongoing crimes (or unsavory religious practices one supposes) where purposefully covered up and kept hidden from the outside world and any attempt to investigate them resulted in the investigator being detained, thrown out, or killed?
posted by The Whelk
on Jan 4, 2013 -
35 answers
[UKMediaFilter]I really enjoy police/detective procedural dramas (series and "movies") from the UK (BBC, ITV, etc). Seen thus far: Luther, Whitechapel, Thorne movies, Inside Men, Sherlock, etc. Recommend me!
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posted by kuanes
on Dec 19, 2012 -
33 answers
Seeking recommendations for (non-American/British) crime novels that also serve as interesting social commentary
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posted by 1901gunner
on Dec 2, 2012 -
17 answers
Can you give me examples of varying criminal laws across the different states that comprise the USA? Can the federal government ensure consistency?
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posted by modernnomad
on Nov 10, 2012 -
21 answers
What are some examples of criminals who fell into a life of crime for the lifestyle of luxury/ power it provided?
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posted by custard heart
on Nov 8, 2012 -
15 answers
Is there a difference in the white or black iPhone's attractiveness to thieves-- to the point where it should influence my buying decision?
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posted by bchaplin
on Sep 28, 2012 -
19 answers
Somebody has decided to remove most of my door handle in an attempt to get into my car, or in a fit of rage, or something. Will getting it repaired through my insurance make my rates go up? Should I try and fix it myself?
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posted by tehloki
on Sep 18, 2012 -
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While on vacation in Dublin, Ireland, my cousins' cellphones and some cash were stolen from their hotel room. The hotel staff were less than helpful about the situation. How do they proceed?
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posted by elvissa
on Aug 17, 2012 -
11 answers
Are women actually at more risk of violence than men at night? I'm looking for crime statistics and well supported research (such as reports and journal articles) on violence (such as muggings, assault, etc ) and gender.
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posted by ninjablob
on Aug 6, 2012 -
12 answers
My friend, a Canadian citizen, is visiting me here in Chicago. First day here, she had her messenger bag with her passport (and all her cash, and her laptop) stolen. Where the hell do we go from here? How do you get a Canadian with no ID a Canadian passport? How does she board her flight in a few days?
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posted by Juliet Banana
on Aug 2, 2012 -
16 answers
How can I protect my house from thieves tonight? I own a vacant house that is under construction. It just got broken into by thieves to steal the copper piping. I expect they'll try to finish the job tonight.
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posted by slidell
on Jul 29, 2012 -
21 answers
Please suggest songs (mostly but not exclusively blues and americana) for a soundtrack to a story about two very bad people on a cross-country Bonnie & Clyde-style crime spree.
Ideally the lyrics would be at least a little bit relevant, but that's less important than the tone. The best example I have so far is Holly Golightly's
Devil Do.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Jul 16, 2012 -
44 answers
I've lived in a gradually-gentrifying "high-crime" part of my city for several years. Today, after a shooting, I gave my first police statement. While waiting to do so -- out in the open, easily identifiable, with dozens of people around -- I considered that I was vulnerable to witness retaliation, if anyone wanted to. I'm not worried from today, but the officer took me indoors and out of sight before pulling out his notepad, so I'm curious. When is witness retaliation really something to worry about? Are there non-obvious ways to mitigate the risk?
posted by anonymous
on Jul 11, 2012 -
11 answers
I want to make a map-based interactive data visualization (to be accessed on the Internet) and I have no idea where to start.
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posted by Defenestrator
on Jun 14, 2012 -
12 answers
Help me identify a book I read in the mid-90's! All I remember about it is that it was a crime novel, about a guy on death row, and the big surprise at the end of the book is that he and his lawyer (an ostensibly straight married man) wind up having some kind of sexual encounter before the client is executed. At least I think that is what happened - I could be making up some of the details. But hopefully this is enough to go on - thanks, book sleuths!
posted by Neely O'Hara
on Jun 1, 2012 -
3 answers
Sleep eludes me as the anniversary of a violent crime looms. Is there anything I can do to keep the nightmares from ruining my entire week?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 9, 2012 -
27 answers
I know everybody asks this (and I've read through the previous questions looking for recommendations), but what should I watch next? Preferably on Netflix or Hulu Plus (not web only). In general, I tend to like: mysteries/crime procedurals/law dramas, especially with a quirky twist, and also shows involving a quirky band of misfits (or individual) working outside the law to bring justice to the little people while finding out who done them wrong (e.g. the A-Team, Burn Notice, The Pretender, etc.) I also like heist shows and sci-fi. And occasionally anime.
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posted by kittenmarlowe
on Feb 6, 2012 -
59 answers
Is there any research exploring a potential link between an ageing population and falling crime rates?
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posted by howfar
on Jan 21, 2012 -
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Brain block: what's the term (if any) for creating a problem, then selling someone the solution to that problem? I swear there's a name for this kind of fraud/scheme but it just won't come to me.
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posted by sbutler
on Jan 18, 2012 -
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I want to create a "crime map" of a city over time. I know the dates of the crimes, and I know the physical address. I'd like for the crime map to be something that I could show a crowd in a presentation such that the audience members could witness for themselves how a particular part of the city changed as time went on. I was thinking of
Gapminder as the ideal, but spatially and dynamic instead of simply numbers. I suppose it'd be possible to get something up and going with GIS, but I was wanting to do it in a way that was idiot-proof as this is only valuable to me if I can do it easily without a ton of time learning some new program.
posted by scunning
on Jan 18, 2012 -
3 answers
How can I locate sources for statistics on the outcomes of Canadian criminal court cases, that include such data as type of defence counsel (ie Legal Aid, from large firm, high profile, new in field, or preferably cost of counsel), amount of time before trial, income/profession of defendant, sentence given, and sentence actually carried out?
Does such data even exist?
I'm only asking out of curiosity, not for any professional or education project.
posted by rupeh
on Jan 11, 2012 -
7 answers
I read
this story about a rather proficient area bank robber who apparently is off the hook as of midnight last night because the five year statute of limitations on robbery has expired. Is he really free?
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posted by Terminal Verbosity
on Dec 8, 2011 -
7 answers
If there was a warrant out for your arrest in a foreign country, would you still be arrested if you were on a plane that had a mechanical failure or something and had to land in the nearest airport, which happened to be in that country?
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posted by Meathamper
on Nov 3, 2011 -
18 answers
Please clear up the use of statistics by two people trying to compare crime rates in one huge city (NYC) to Charleston, SC. a much smaller city.
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posted by Elsie
on Sep 29, 2011 -
25 answers
How do I interpret the crime statistics on a given neighborhood in my city? And is it then appropriate to make a judgment call on whether or not it's safe to put my child in a daycare there using that information?
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posted by kitcat
on Sep 21, 2011 -
21 answers
What's the best mobster movie for every country (other than America) that's ever made a mobster movie?
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posted by Afroblanco
on Sep 21, 2011 -
31 answers
My mother had an unsettling experience at her home this evening between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Does this person who came to her door sound like a scammer or a criminal?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 14, 2011 -
25 answers
