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The Professional Thief
Chic Conwell
出版
University of Chicago Press
, 1956
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws
Law / Jurisprudence
Social Science / General
Social Science / Criminology
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
0226780511
9780226780511
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=G9nBxdMR4IAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This monograph by a professional thief—with the aid of Edwin H. Sutherland's expert comments and analyses—is a revealing sociological document that goes far to explain the genesis, development, and patterns of criminal behavior. "Chic Conwell," as the author was known in the underworld, gives a candid and forthright account of the highly organized society in which the professional thief lives. He tells how he learned to steal, survive, succeed, and ultimately to pay his debt to society and prepare himself for full and useful citizenship.
The Professional Thief
presents in amazing detail the hard, cold facts about the private lives and professional habits of pickpockets, shoplifters, and conmen, and brings into focus the essential psychological and sociological situations that beget and support professional crime.