@article{discovery1301889,
         journal = {Security Journal},
           pages = {59 -- 64},
            year = {1998},
           title = {Public awareness and auto-theft prevention: Getting it right for the wrong reason},
          volume = {10},
             url = {https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1301889/},
          author = {WORTLEY, R and Kane, R and Gant, F},
        abstract = {This paper reports an evaluation of a public awareness campaign aimed at
encouraging the use of car security measures, particularly Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) etching. It was found that the campaign coincided with an immediate
reduction in the incidence of auto-theft. However, there did not appear to be any
significant change in the behavior of car owners which would account for this
reduction. Rather, it seems the reduction in thefts may have come about through an
increased perception of risk the campaign generated among potential car thieves.},
            issn = {0955-1662}
}