Armed Robbers in Action: American Prisoners in Their Own Words
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One of the most feared crimes among urban dwellers, armed robbery poses a serious risk of injury or death, and presents daunting challenges for law enforcement. Yet little is known about the complex... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1555533248
ISBN13:9781555533243
Release Date:October 1997
Publisher:Northeastern University Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
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Criminal Law Criminology Law Social Science Social Sciences Sociology True Accounts True CrimeCustomer Reviews
4 ratings
You Can Not Make This Stuff Up
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is an excellent piece of qualitative research and I use it as an example in my research class. As other writers have noted this book is entertaining and fun. Also, it demonstrates how a researcher uses snowball sampling to find individuals who may otherwise be reluctant to admit to others that they are engaging in some kind of behavior which society considers immoral or which is outright illegal. Research does not have to be dull and good qualitative research reads as well as the best fiction.
Brilliant.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
All I can say is... wow. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to currently be a student of Richard Wright's, studying Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. While this ethnography is extremely insightful and intriguing, it doesn't even begin to capture the sheer brilliance that IS Richard Wright. He is truly a one of a kind researcher, and many of his ideas have been groundbreaking in the field of Criminology -- especially since the studies for this book were done in the '80s, a much more conservative period as far as criminological research is concerned. This book would be interesting and even entertaining for anyone, but especially for those with a background in Criminology or Sociology. I would also recommend Richard Wright's other piece about this research project, BURGLARS ON THE JOB.
All that and a bag of chips
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is first rate ethnography that is well-written, insightful, and entertaining. Yes, I said entertaining, as in a good read. Fascinating book that will really make you think about what lies behind criminal decision-making . . . highly recommend it.
Laughed my ass off and then thought about it.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I spent three years being bored to points beyond death in law school, but this book was something all together different. The fact that it was written at all is impressive. You read about the inner city in the papers, but this book takes you there, and not just into the slum, but into the heads of the dregs of society. The logic expressed by the subjects of this book is so radically foreign to those of us in textbook America. Take a chance and look into the underclass. Oops, I used the class-word. I know we don't have those in this country, but this book may make you think. I only wish Pat Buchanan could meet some of these guys.
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