Armed Robbery

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Despite the significance of armed robbery in the criminal justice system, the media and in the public mind there has been little systematic research or writing on the subject beyond the popular accounts. In both the USA and the UK there remains a large gap in the literature on the subject, which this book aims to fill. It provides a comprehensive account of armed robbery, based on extensive research with 350 armed robbers in prison, and on work with two police armed response units -- from the M…

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Title Statements

Full title :Armed Robbery.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2002.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Willan Pub
Place of Publication:Uffculme
Language:eng
Publication Date:2002.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (173 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781843924227, 1843924226
oclc:ocn609842655
LC Classification:HV6665.G7M37 2002
Dewey Decimal:364.1552

Prelims; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgement; Chapter 1. Methodology, data and sources; Chapter 2. The motivation of armed robbers; Chapter 3. Doing the business; Chapter 4. Weapon use in robbery; Chapter 5. Victims of robbery; Chapter 6. Policing armed robbery; Chapter 7. The demise of armed robbery?; References; Index.

Subjects

Armes à feu et criminalité -- Grande-Br… Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinq… Firearms and crime Firearms and crime -- Great Britain Great Britain Robbery Robbery -- Great Britain Robbery -- Prevention Social sciences Social Welfare & Social Work Vol qualifié -- Grande-Bretagne