NCJ Number
10856
Date Published
1937
Length
270 pages
Annotation
MEMOIRS OF A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY THIEF WITH EMPHASIS ON THE PROFESSION'S ATTITUDES, INTER-RELATIONS WITH OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, AND METHODS OF OPERATION.
Abstract
THE PROFESSION OF THEFT IS TREATED AS A GROUP WAY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL INSTITUTION. THIS WORK DEALS WITH ITS TECHNIQUES, CODES, STATUS, TRADITIONS, CONSENSUS AND ORGANIZATION. THE MEMOIRE DISCUSSES THE THIEF'S IDENTIFICATION WITH THE PROFESSION, HIS PARTICIPATION IN GROUP CRIME, THE KINDS OF THEFT AND CONFIDENCE GAMES PROFESSIONAL THIEVES ENGAGE IN, AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THE UNDERWORLD DEALT WITH POLICE AND THE COURTS.