The problem of auto theft / Mikel Longman -- Victim and witness interviews and collection of circumstantial information / Jean-François Chevalley, Manuel Poza -- General crime scene considerations and documentation / Moira Johnson, Simone Reynolds -- Forensic examination of stolen-recovered vehicles, part I : technical examination and general forensic traces / Marc Demierre -- Part II : Chemical traces--drugs, explosives, and gunshot residue / Francesco Saverio Romolo -- Traces and their evidentiary values / Éric Stauffer -- Vehicle identification / William T. Smylie -- Restoration of serial numbers / Horst Katterwe -- Alarm and anti-theft systems / Robert F. Mangine -- Examination of steering columns and ignition locks / Robert F. Mangine -- Examination of vehicle keys / Emmanuel Fivaz, Monica Bonfanti -- Analysis of vehicle fluids / Éric Stauffer -- Examination of burned vehicles / Éric Stauffer -- Examination of vehicles recovered underwater / Jean-François Voillot -- Examination of vehicle license plates / Didier Brossier -- Examination of vehicle registration documents / Diana Ombelli -- Vehicle searching procedures / Stéphane Kummer -- Examination of vehicles involved in terrorism / Greg Terp -- Investigation from the public side / Greg Terp -- Investigation from the private side, part I : the European perspective / Marc Stauffer -- Part II : The U.S. perspective / Glenn Wheeler -- Vehicle tracking / Greg Terp -- Vehicle crime mapping / Jerry Ratcliffe -- International collaboration through Interpol / Alain G. Barbier.