Beggars And Thieves: Ethnography Of Urban Street Criminals

This ethnographic study of contemporary urban criminals examines issues such as the human dimensions of criminal lives, the family conditions that cause children to become deviant, and the role of jails and prisons in deterrence and rehabilitation. It also proposes anti-crime policy initiatives.

• | By (Author): Mark S. Fleisher
• | Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 03, 2001
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0299147746
• | ISBN-13: 9780299147747