ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how changes in transport technology have influenced and altered the landscape for crime, criminal opportunity and the criminal justice system. It examines developments in transport and technology separately, and discusses a combined definition of what transport technology is. The chapter also examines what insights theories of transport technology can offer for considering changes to criminal opportunity. It addresses the key question: In what ways do transport technologies influence crime opportunities? Five mechanisms are identified for this: transport technology dependent crimes; transport technology as an enabler of crime; transport technology as an enhancer of crime; transport technology as a preventer of crime; and, transport technology as an influence on perceptions of crime. The chapter focuses on the actual drivers for transport itself, and, by proxy the drivers of transport technology. It ends by highlighting some possible future transport technology trends, and reflecting upon their potential impact on transport related crime.
