| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Goodman, Sam.
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Burglars -- United States -- Biography.
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Burglary -- Case studies
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Receiving stolen goods -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Steffensmeier, Darrell J., 1942-
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Ulmer, Jeffery T., 1966-
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| ISBN |
0202307611 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0202307603 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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