Great Pretenders: Pursuits and Careers of Persistent Thieves

Richard A. Wright · Neal Shover

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In this book, the author focuses on the sociological origins, activities, and criminal careers of persistent thieves. He 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.

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