Description
Book SynopsisThis book is an explication of social class and the adjudication of repetitive property offenders within the under class. It describes their class-informed subculture and near absence of any politicized action or strategy.
Trade ReviewKenneth Tunnell's Living off Crime is an engaging, qualitative investigation of lower-class, persistent property offenders who use their criminal lifestyle and perceptions to inform the decision making that precedes street crime....Living off Crime is well worth reading. -- Matt DeLisi, Iowa State University, professor, Iowa State University * Criminal Justice Review *
Tunnell's discussion of the possibility of a criminal consciousness is fascinating. -- Connie D. Frey, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Crime and Criminals Chapter 2 Social Class and Property Crime Chapter 3 Culture and Property Crime Chapter 4 Consciousness and Property Crime Chapter 5 Victims and Victimization Chapter 6 Explaining Repetitive Property Crime
