Great Pretenders
Persistent thieves—criminals who resume committing crimes of burglary, robbery, vehicle theft, and ordinary theft despite previous attempts to stop—are a main focal point of American criminology and criminal justice. Cast as “career criminals,” they are also one of the principal targets of the “war on crime” that American governments have waged for more than two decades.Building on a theoretical interpretation of crime as choice, crime-control policies and programs justified by notions of...
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Great Pretenders is based on the author’s original studies and previously published research and on more than fifty autobiographies of persistent thieves. Shover uses a crime-as-choice framework and a life-course perspective to make sense of important decisions and changes in the lives of persistent thieves. Booknews Over 100 beautiful photographs, nearly half in color, illustrate the simplicity of the Cistercian monasteries, which rebelled against the contemporary Romanesque style by replacing gargoyles and fantastic beasts with geometric patterns and stylized foliage. Essays on the foundation and principles of the order, architecture and design, the monastic practices, and the history of the order wander among the photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceAcknowledgments1Pathways of Persistent Thieves1Carl Horton2Brian Biluszek4Robert Timmons10Roger Morton14Michael Preston18"Red" Jackson23A Look Ahead272Origins, Options, and Preparation29Wealth, Subordination, and Repute30Family and Peer Group35Cultural Constraints37Class, Constraints, and Decisions42Class and Compliance423Changing Criminal Opportunities and the Unskilled49Historical Change and Criminal Opportunities49The Growth of Fraud52Entrepreneurial Options57Enticing Munificence60Crime Specialization62The Contemporary Scene664Identity, Lifestyle, and Character77Criminal Identities79Noncriminal Identity90Life as Party93Identity and Character Projects102Lifestyle and Identity as Choice1095Career Changes and Termination119Careers and Career Variation120Contingencies and Transitions124Desistance as Choice138Career Change as Interaction1436Threats, Decisions, and Confinement151Decisionmaking152The Prison Experience1627Crime Control and Persistent Thieves175Class and Choice176Identity, Context, and Mood177Life Course and Calculation178Unintended Consequences of Harshness180Intelligent Sanctioning185Appendix: Materials and Methods189Bibliography197About the Book and Author213Index215
\ BooknewsOver 100 beautiful photographs, nearly half in color, illustrate the simplicity of the Cistercian monasteries, which rebelled against the contemporary Romanesque style by replacing gargoyles and fantastic beasts with geometric patterns and stylized foliage. Essays on the foundation and principles of the order, architecture and design, the monastic practices, and the history of the order wander among the photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ From Barnes & NobleAn informative & intriguing look at the lives of persistent thieves; based on more than 50 autobiographies & the author's research into the origins, character, & life-course of career criminals.\ \
