NCJ Number
85233
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: (July 1982) Pages: 299-330
Date Published
1982
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This article contains an analysis of interviews with commercial thieves.
Abstract
Both the interviews and analysis of them were shaped by the perspective that certain kinds of crime are like certain kinds of work. The article describes a variety of methods for illegally acquiring and distributing commercial goods, paths of entry into the business of commercial theft, and the relation between the work of the thief and his life style. (Author abstract)