Editing Carjacking (section)

{{short description|Crime of stealing a car from a victim by force}}
{{confused|text=a [[Jack (device)|car jack]], a device for lifting up the body of a vehicle}}
{{redirect|Car-jacked|the novel|Car-Jacked (novel)}}
[[File:Hijacking Hotspot, R511 in Gauteng (South Africa).jpg|thumb|A sign warning of carjacking activities along a stretch of road in [[Gauteng]], [[South Africa]]]]
'''Carjacking''' is a [[robbery]] in which a motor vehicle is taken over.<ref name="Cherbonneau">Michael Cherbonneau, "Carjacking," in ''Encyclopedia of Social Problems'', Vol. 1 (SAGE, 2008: ed. Vincent N. Parrillo), pp. 110-11.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Jacobs |first=Bruce A. |last2=Cherbonneau |first2=Michael |date=2023 |title=Carjacking: Scope, Structure, Process, and Prevention |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-042141 |journal=Annual Review of Criminology |language=en |volume=6 |issue=1 |doi=10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-042141 |issn=2572-4568|doi-access=free }}</ref> In contrast to [[car theft]], carjacking is usually in the presence and knowledge of the victim.<ref name=":0" /> A common crime in many places in the world, carjacking has been the subject of legislative responses, [[criminology]] studies, prevention efforts as well as being heavily dramatized in major film releases. [[Commercial vehicle]]s such as trucks and armored cars containing valuable cargo are common targets of carjacking attempts. Carjacking usually involves physical violence to the victim, or using the victim as a hostage. In rare cases, carjacking may also involve [[sexual assault]].<ref> {{cite web|title=Charges: Man sexually assaulted woman during Minneapolis carjacking turned kidnapping|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/man-charged-after-carjacking-rape-of-minneapolis-woman|website=fox9.com}}</ref>