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Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Part I: Introduction to Scrapping -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Why Scrapping and Metal Theft? -- 1.2 Recycling in the United States -- 1.3 Metal Theft: The Emerging Crime Type -- References -- Chapter 2: Approach -- 2.1 Data Collection Methods -- 2.1.1 Observation -- 2.1.2 Participation -- 2.1.3 Interviews -- 2.2 Field Setting and Respondents -- 2.2.1 Field Settings -- 2.2.2 Demographics -- 2.3 Getting In -- 2.3.1 Establishing Trust -- 2.3.2 "I Checked You Out": In with the Thieves -- 2.3.3 "Oh, There's the Gun": In with the Yards -- 2.4 Data Analysis and Presentation -- References -- Chapter 3: Taxonomy of Scrappers and Metal Thieves -- 3.1 What Is Scrapping and Metal Theft? -- 3.2 Taxonomy -- 3.2.1 Subsistence Scrapper -- 3.2.2 Scrapping Professionals: Metal Is Their Business -- 3.2.3 Professionals Who Scrap: In the Course of Business -- 3.2.4 Philanthropic Scrappers -- 3.2.5 Metal Thieves -- 3.3 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Scrappers as a Subculture -- 4.1 The Scrapper's Code -- 4.1.1 Territorial Issues -- 4.1.2 Not a Thief -- 4.1.3 Ask First -- 4.2 A Cohesive Community -- 4.2.1 At the Yard -- 4.2.2 On the Streets -- 4.2.3 When in Need -- 4.3 No Honor Among Thieves -- 4.4 Summary -- References -- Part II: Primer on Metal Theft -- Chapter 5: History, Harms, and Prevalence of Metal Theft -- 5.1 Primer on Metals -- 5.2 Autopsy of an Epidemic: Why Metal Theft Rates Increased -- 5.3 Prevalence of Metal Theft -- 5.3.1 Council of State Governments -- 5.3.2 National Insurance Crime Bureau -- 5.3.3 Indianapolis Metal Theft Project -- 5.3.4 Rochester, New York -- 5.4 Costs and Harms to Society and Individuals -- 5.4.1 Direct Costs -- 5.4.2 Indirect Costs -- 5.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: What We Think We Know About Metal Thieves -- 6.1 The Drug Hyperbole