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Confessions of a dying thief : understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise
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Title
Confessions of a dying thief : understanding criminal careers and illegal enterprise / Darrell J. Steffensmeier & Jeffrey T. Ulmer [interviewers].
ISBN
0202307603 (cloth : alk. paper)
0202307611 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New Brunswick : Aldine de Gruyter, c2005.
Physical Description
x, 401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 08, 2005
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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