Great Pretenders Pursuits and Careers of Persistent Thieves

Name: Great Pretenders Pursuits and Careers of Persistent Thieves
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ISBN: 9780813328119

ISBN-10: 081332811X

ISBN-13: 9780813328119

Edition: 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Neal Shover

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This book is based on more than 50 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 offenders.

Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



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: Materials and Methods


Bibliography


About the Book and Author


Index