Neal Shover

Great Pretenders

Pursuits And Careers Of Persistent Thieves

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Persistent thieves--criminals who resume committing crimes of burglary, robbery, vehicle theft, and ordinary theft despite previous attempts to stop--are a main focal point of American criminology and criminal justice. Great Pretenders is based on the author's original studies and previously published research and on more than fifty autobiographies of persistent thieves. Shover uses a crime-as-choice framework and a life-course perspective to make sense of important decisions and changes in the lives of persistent thieves.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780813328119
• ISBN-10: 081332811X
• Artikelnr.: 22050731

Autorenporträt

Neal Shover

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Pathways of Persistent Thieves
Origins, Options, and Preparation
Changing Criminal Opportunities and the Unskilled
Identity, Lifestyle, and Character
Career Changes and Termination
Threats, Decisions, and Confinement
Crime Control and Persistent Thieves
Appendix
About the Book and Author