Confessions of a dying thief : understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise /: understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise. (2017)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Confessions of a dying thief : understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise /: understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise. (2017)
- Main Title:
- Confessions of a dying thief : understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise
- Further Information:
- Note: Darrell J. Steffensmeier & Jeffrey T. Ulmer [interviewers].
- Other Names:
- Goodman, Sam
Steffensmeier, Darrell J, 1942-
Ulmer, Jeffery T, 1966- - Contents:
- Confessions of a dying thief : homecoming and farewell -- Conceptual themes and tools -- Sam's narrative : onset of Sam's criminal career -- Commentary : on burglary -- Sam's narrative: Sam's burglary career escalates -- Commentary : running a fencing business -- Sam's narrative : running a fencing business -- Commentary : criminal capital for fencing : character, skills, and networking -- Sam's narrative : skills, character, and connections -- Commentary : the "moonlighting" phase of Sam's criminal career : shifting commitments to crime versus legitimacy -- Sam's narrative : the "moonlighting" phase of Sam's criminal career -- Criminal pathways, careers, and the underworld -- Commentary : social organization of the underworld I : stratification, stability, and change -- Sam's narrative : social organization of the underworld -- Commentary : organized crime and racketeering -- Sam's narrative : racketeering, organized crime, and the Mafia -- Commentary : ebbs and flows of criminal careers -- Sam's narrative : pathways into and out of crime -- Sam takes stock of his life and ledger -- Commentary : rewards and rationales of crime, and images of criminals -- Sam's narrative : final confessions : Sam takes stock.
- Publisher Details:
- Place of publication not identified : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (401 pages)
- Subjects:
- 364.16/2/092 B
Burglars -- United States -- Biography
Burglary -- United States -- Case studies
Receiving stolen goods -- United States -- Case studies
Cambrioleurs -- États-Unis -- Biographies
Vol avec effraction -- États-Unis -- Cas, Études de
Recel d'objets volés -- États-Unis -- Cas, Études de
Burglars
Burglary
Receiving stolen goods
United States
Biography
Case studies - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781351526869
1351526863 - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.165196
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