Professional Thief

Name: Professional Thief
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ISBN: 9780226780511

ISBN-10: 0226780511

ISBN-13: 9780226780511

Edition: 1988 (Reprint)

Authors: Chic Conwell, Edwin Hardin Sutherland

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This monograph by a professional thief—with the aid of Edwin H. Sutherland's expert comments and analyses—is a revealing sociological document that goes far to explain the genesis, development, and patterns of criminal behavior. "Chic Conwell," as the author was known in the underworld, gives a candid and forthright account of the highly organized society in which the professional thief lives. He tells how he learned to steal, survive, succeed, and ultimately to pay his debt to society and prepare himself for full and useful citizenship.The Professional Thiefpresents in amazing detail the hard, cold facts about the private lives and professional habits of pickpockets, shoplifters, and…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/15/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 0.56" wide x 0.84" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English




The Professional Thief, Written by a Professional Thief and Annotated




The Profession



The Mob



The Rackets



the Fix



The Thief and the Law



Stealing as a Business



The Social and Personal Life of the Thief



The Thief and Society



Interpretation and Conclusion



Interpretation



Conclusion


Glossary


Bibliography


Index