Burglars On The Job

by Richard T Wright and Scott H. Decker

Gilbert Geis

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Through extensive and candid interviews, the authors of this ground-breaking work have studied burglars' decision-making processes within the context of their streetlife culture. In this volume they present their findings in the areas of motivation, target selection, methods of entering and searching a residence, and methods of selling stolen goods, concluding with a discussion of the theoretical implications of their research.
  • ISBN10 1555532713
  • ISBN13 9781555532710
  • Publish Date 16 March 1996 (first published 7 June 1994)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Northeastern University Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 248
  • Language English