In Their Own Words : Criminals on Crime

Michael L Birzer; Professor of Public Administration Paul Cromwell
Oxford University Press, USA
9780190298272
0-19-029827-8

The only anthology of its kind, In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime, Seventh Edition, provides students with a nuanced perspective on how--and why--offenders make decisions that lead them to commit crimes. Featuring firsthand accounts from gang members, burglars, shoplifters, pimps, prostitutes, killers, robbers, addicts, rapists, drug smugglers, and white-collar offenders, the anthology helps students understand the offenders' motives, perceptions, decision-making strategies, and rationalizations for crime.