1st Edition

Great Pretenders Pursuits And Careers Of Persistent Thieves

By Neal Shover Copyright 1996
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    In this book, the author focuses on the sociological origins, activities, and criminal careers of persistent thieves. He 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.

    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

    Biography

    Neal Shover