Confessions of a Dying Thief

Taylor & Francis

Confessions of a Dying ThiefAuthor(s): Darrell J. Steffensmeier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: AldineTransaction\nISBN-13: 9780202307619, 978-0202307619\nSynopsis\n*Recipient of the American Society of Criminology's 2006 Michael J. Hindelang Award for a book, published within the past three calendar years, that is \""the most outstanding contribution to research in criminology.\"" \n\n*Nominated for the 2007 Outstanding Book Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. \n\nSam Goodman, was a long-time thief, fence, and quasi-legitimate businessman. He had a criminal career that spanned fifty years, beginning in his mid-teens and ending with his death when he was in his mid-sixties. Confessions of a Dying Thief is an in-depth ethnographic study of Sam and his world based on continuous contact with him for many years, on multiple interviews with his network of associates in crime and business, and on a series of interviews with him .