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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788504903321

Autore

Wright Richard <1951->

Titolo

Armed robbers in action [[electronic resource] ] : stickups and street culture / / Richard T. Wright & Scott H. Decker ; foreword by Neal Shover

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c1997

ISBN

1-283-94893-1

1-55553-784-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Collana

The Northeastern series in criminal behavior

Altri autori (Persone)

DeckerScott H

Disciplina

364.15/52/0973

Soggetti

Robbery - United States

Thieves - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-150) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Dedication; Content; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Studying Active Armed Robbers; 2 Deciding to Commit an Armed Robbery; 3 Choosing the Target; 4 Committing the Offense; 5 Preventing Armed Robbery; Appendix; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on no-holds-barred interviews with active armed robbers in St. Louis, Missouri, this groundbreaking volume sheds new light on the process of committing armed robbery.