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The criminal lifestyle : patterns of serious criminal conduct
- Title
- The criminal lifestyle : patterns of serious criminal conduct / Glenn D. Walters.
- Author
- Walters, Glenn D.
- Publication
- Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HV6115 .W35 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 224 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Why do some individuals pursue crime as a lifestyle? After years of incarceration, why do these offenders habitually repeat criminal behavior? In "The criminal lifestyle", Walters approaches the question of crime by examining how various biologic, sociologic, and psychologic factors interact to bring about criminal behavior. He extends the criminal career concept to include those persons who approach crime, not as an isolated incident, but as a lifelong commitment. Organized in the same manner as the study was conducted, this riveting book reviews and evaluates research, theoretical issues and practical considerations concerning crime, and develops a model of lifestyle criminality.--Jacket
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Case studies
- Case studies.
- Études de cas.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-213) and indexes.
- Contents
- A working hypothesis -- Criminologic theory -- Crime as a lifestyle -- Postulates and key terms -- Developmental issues -- Cognitive patterns -- Assessment and change -- Working hypothesis revisited.
- ISBN
- 0803938403
- 9780803938403
- 0803953402
- 9780803953406
- LCCN
- 90037509
- OCLC
- ocm21560239
- 21560239
- SCSB-1920483
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library