234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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'Crooks and Squares' is a study of crime as a way of life. By interviewing drug addicts and property criminals, Malin Akerstrom presents a study of the demands, attractions, and drawbacks of criminal lifestyles. She discovers which elements are exciting and which are dull; what the pros and cons are in comparison to a more conventional lifestyle; whether social workers are "more trouble than... Read more
Foreword, Introduction, 1. Method and Samples, 2. Crime as Work, 3. Beating the System, 4. Business Orientation, 5. Thieves Claim Responsibility, 6. Time-Perspectives, 7. Social Skills, 8. The Philosophy of Money, 9. Looking at the Squares, 10. Rewards, Summary, Notes, Bibliography
Biography
Malin Akerstrom
