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Behind the bars : experiences in crime / Frederick J. Desroches.

Title
Behind the bars : experiences in crime / Frederick J. Desroches.
Author
Desroches, Frederick John.
Publication
Toronto : Canadian Scholars' Press, 1996.

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Description
xii, 260 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Thieves > Canada > Biography
  • Thieves > United States > Biography
  • Bank robberies > Canada
  • Bank robberies > United States
  • Voleurs > Canada > Biographies
  • Voleurs > États-Unis > Biographies
  • Vol de banque > Canada
  • Vol de banque > États-Unis
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references : p. [255]-260.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Need and green: the motivation to bank robbery -- Learning from others: the tricks of the trade -- From Bonnie and Clyde to Kojak: the influence of the mass media -- Nothing to lose: the tragic -- Feeding the need: the addicts -- Taking the short-cut: from respectability to crime -- A dangerous breed: career and professional criminals -- Violators of the code: the informants -- In the arms of the law: encounters with the police -- Deals and appeals: sentencing and the courts.
ISBN
1551300893
LCCN
cn^96931398^
OCLC
  • 35926408
  • SCSB-12397530
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library