Armed Robbers in Action Stickups and Street Culture

Name: Armed Robbers in Action Stickups and Street Culture
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ISBN: 9781555533236

ISBN-10: 155553323X

ISBN-13: 9781555533236

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard T. Wright, Scott H. Decker, Neal Shover

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One of the most feared crimes among urban dwellers, armed robbery poses a serious risk of injury or death, and presents daunting challenges for law enforcement. Yet little is known about the complex factors that motivate assailants who use a weapon to take property by force or threat of force. Armed Robbers in Action is not like previous studies that focus on the often distorted accounts of incarcerated offenders. Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker conducted dangerous, life-threatening field research on the streets of St. Louis to obtain more forthright responses from robbers about their motives and methods. They also visited several crime scenes to examine how situational and spatial…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 10/23/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments



Studying Active Armed Robbers



Deciding to Commit an Armed Robbery



Choosing the Target



Committing the Offense



Preventing Armed Robbery


Appendix


References


Index