Breaking and Entering Burglars on Burglary

Name: Breaking and Entering Burglars on Burglary
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ISBN: 9780534623852

ISBN-10: 0534623859

ISBN-13: 9780534623852

Edition: 2004

Authors: Paul F. Cromwell, James N. Olson

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This is the first textbook available from the Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series about burglars--why they do what they do, how they do it, and what the general public can do to protect themselves. The authors analyze the decision-making processes employed by burglars and discuss what rational processes are used when contemplating burglary. How do residential burglars select their targets? What environmental factors are used as discriminative cues in target selection? What marketing strategies and outlets do burglars use to fence their stolen goods? Cromwell and Olson also look at the desistance process to help students understand circumstances that may lead offenders…

Book details

List price: $147.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 11/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.10" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English

James N. Olson received a Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA in 1974. As one of the "founding faculty" of The University of Texas-Permian Basin, he has significant experience in the personalized system of instruction (also called mastery learning), and the cognitive and behavioral principles of learning. He was awarded the "Amoco Award" for excellence in teaching (this award evolved into today's "Chancellor's Council Outstanding Teaching Award"), which is given annually to one faculty member at each of The University of Texas' academic campuses. In 1990 he received the President's Award for Excellence in Research. Dr. Olson is the author of three books and numerous journal articles. He is…



Acknowledgements


Preface



Introduction



Motives and Strategies of Residential Burglars



The Burglary Event



Drug and Group Effects on Burglary Decisions



The Burglar and the Fence



Desisting from Burglary



Implications for Prevention and Public Policy


Appendix: Biographies of Selected Burglar Formants


References


Author Index


Subject Index