NCJ Number
18103
Date Published
1974
Length
251 pages
Annotation
PERSONALIZED CASE STUDY OF THE LIFE AND WORLD OF ONE NEW YORK CITY STREET MUGGER.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR SPENT FOUR MONTHS INTERVIEWING AND GETTING TO KNOW A MUGGER HE CALLS JONES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS RELATIVES. THIS BOOK, WHICH EMPHASIZES THE CRIMINAL PERSONALITY OF THIS TYPE OF OFFENDER, TRACES THE CRIMINAL HISTORY OF THIS MUGGER FROM HIS FIRST CRIMES UNTIL THE TIME HE DECIDES TO ATTEMPT A 'STRAIGHT' LIFESTYLE.