Heavy Business

Commercial Burglary and Robbery

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology
Cover of the book Heavy Business by Dermot Walsh, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dermot Walsh ISBN: 9780429640087
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 11, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dermot Walsh
ISBN: 9780429640087
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 11, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Originally published in 1986. Based on interviews with men in prison, this study takes two groups of convicted criminals: men convicted of robbery, and, for comparison, a sample of men convicted for breaking into commercial premises. It focuses on how victims are chosen, the decision-making processes involved, and the characteristics of those selected and those rejected as unsuitable potential victim material. Also described are the pattern of the crime (time, place, gain), and the ways in which people become involved in it. Allowing several convicted robbers describe in their own way why they did it and what they thought and felt about it, Dermot Walsh presents a disquieting picture, in which robbery appears to be an attractive proposition to several different groups of men, facing quite different circumstances, and for different reasons.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Originally published in 1986. Based on interviews with men in prison, this study takes two groups of convicted criminals: men convicted of robbery, and, for comparison, a sample of men convicted for breaking into commercial premises. It focuses on how victims are chosen, the decision-making processes involved, and the characteristics of those selected and those rejected as unsuitable potential victim material. Also described are the pattern of the crime (time, place, gain), and the ways in which people become involved in it. Allowing several convicted robbers describe in their own way why they did it and what they thought and felt about it, Dermot Walsh presents a disquieting picture, in which robbery appears to be an attractive proposition to several different groups of men, facing quite different circumstances, and for different reasons.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Metanarrative of Suspicion in Late Twentieth-Century America by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Psychology in the Courts by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Marx and Education by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Herbal Medicine and Botanical Medical Fads by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Understanding Television by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Common Sense And Its Cultivation by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Lucas Malet, Dissident Pilgrim by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Work and Employment in a Globalized Era by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Word Meaning and Belief by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Government Formation and Minister Turnover in Presidential Cabinets by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Mediating Faiths by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Creating Social Value by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Transforming Primary Mathematics by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Unrepressed Unconscious, Implicit Memory, and Clinical Work by Dermot Walsh
Cover of the book Thinking German Translation by Dermot Walsh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy