Download or read book Criminals written by Robert Anthony Siegel and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prismatic, provocative look at one family—led by a charismatic, defense attorney father—whose bonds exist on both sides of the law The Siegels of New York are a singular creation—quirky, idealistic, shaped in large part by Robert Anthony Siegel's father, a lovable, impossible man of gargantuan appetites and sloppy ethics, a criminal defense attorney who loved his drug–dealing clients a little too much and went to prison as a result. Siegel's mother decided to pour her energies into making her children art–loving mavens of fine dining in international settings—all the things that his father was not—with Robert as her most targeted ally. Once out of prison, Siegel's father struggled with depression, attempting to reenter legal practice, with age and finances nipping at his heels. Robert, as a son and later as an author, attempts to put all of these pieces together to make a coherent shape of family before realizing that perhaps no such thing exists. Where is the thin, permeable line between right and wrong? How does one family join the greater world of normal people beyond the demimonde of drug dealers, bikers, schemers, rock musicians, and artists that swirled around them? Criminals explores those questions without easy judgments, creating a prism of an eccentric collection of characters bound together as the mysterious tribe of family.

Download or read book Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals who Have Been Condemned and Executed for Murder the Highway Housebreaking Street Robberies Coining Or Other Offences written by Arthur Lawrence Hayward and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life of Crime Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators written by Martin Edwards and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards. ‘Martin Edwards is the closest thing there has been to a philosopher of crime writing.’ The Times

Download or read book Criminals in the Making written by John Paul Wright and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do individuals exposed to the same environment turn out so differently, with some engaging in crime and others abiding by societal rules and norms? Why are males involved in violent crime more often than females? And why do the precursors of serious pathological behavior typically emerge in childhood? This fascinating text addresses key questions surrounding criminal propensity by discussing studies of the life-course perspective—criminological research that links biological factors associated with criminality with the social and environmental agents thought to cause, facilitate, or otherwise influence a tendency towards criminal activity. The book provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary coverage of the current thinking in the field about criminal behavior over the course of a lifetime. Additionally, it highlights interventions proven effective and illustrates how the life-course perspective has contributed to a greater understanding of the causes of crime.

Download or read book Double Lives written by Eric Brach and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Terrifying” true stories of criminals who live seemingly normal lives, perfect for fans of Mindhunter—”these are the stories that keep me up at night” (Sgt. Joseph Kuns, LAPD). “He seemed so normal” is an all-too common sentiment from the neighbors of violent criminals when their heinous acts are finally exposed. There are often no obvious indicators that separate the pleasant neighbor from the sadistic murderer. Even serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy managed to circulate unnoticed among their communities. They are neighbors and students, professionals and friends living out criminal double lives. In Double Lives, true crime author Eric Brach presents both a nonfiction exposé and a nationwide search that details the exploits of some of the worst criminals in recent American history, all of whom succeeded in going undetected for years while perpetrating one crime after another—all in their own hometowns. Monsters of every race, age, gender, and socioeconomic class are profiled in this roller-coaster of crime. Along the way, the author discusses the criminals he grew up with in his own seemingly innocent community, and provides a personal look at the current scourge of opioid addiction, making Double Lives a sensational yet sobering read.

Download or read book LIVES OF THE CRIMINALS written by Arthur L. Hayward and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 915 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of JANE GRIFFIN, who was Executed for the Murder of her Maid, January 29, 1719-20 The Lives of JOHN TRIPPUCK, the Golden Tinman, a Highwayman; RICHARD CANE, a Footpad; THOMAS CHARNOCK, a thief; and RICHARD SHEPHERD, a Housebreaker, who were all executed at Tyburn, the 29th of January, 1719-20 The Life of WILLIAM BARTON, a Highwayman ROBERT PERKINS, Thief BARBARA SPENCER, Coiner, etc. WALTER KENNEDY, a Pirate The Life of MATTHEW CLARK, a Footpad and Murderer The Life of JOHN WINSHIP, Highwayman and Footpad The Life of JOHN WIGLEY, a Highwayman The Life of WILLIAM CASEY, a Robber The Life of JOHN DYKES, a Thief and Highwayman The Life of RICHARD JAMES, a Highwayman The Life of JAMES WRIGHT, a Highwayman The Life of NATHANIEL HAWES, a Thief and a Robber The Life of JOHN JONES, a Pickpocket The Life of JOHN SMITH, a Murderer The Life of WILLIAM COLTHOUSE, a Thief and Highwayman The Life of WILLIAM BURRIDGE, a Highwayman The Life of JOHN THOMSON, a thief, Highwayman, etc. The Life of THOMAS REEVES, a Notorious Highwayman and Footpad The Life of RICHARD WHITTINGHAM, a Footpad and Street robber The Life of JAMES BOOTY, a Ravisher The Life of NATHANIEL JACKSON, a Highwayman The Life of John MOLONY, a Highwayman and Street Robber The Life of THOMAS WILSON, a Notorious Footpad The Lives of ROBERT WILKINSON and JAMES LINCOLN, Murderers and Footpads The Life of MATTHIAS BRINSDEN, a Murderer The Life of EDMUND NEAL, a Footpad The Life of CHARLES WEAVER, a Murderer The Life of JOHN LEVEE, a Highwayman, Footpad, etc. The Lives of RICHARD OAKEY and MATTHEW FLOOD, Street-Robbers and Footpads The Life of WILLIAM BURK, a Footpad and Highwayman The Life of LUKE NUNNEY, a murderer The Life of RICHARD TRANTHAM, a Housebreaker The Lives of JOHN TYRRELL, a Horse-dealer, and WILLIAM HAWKSWORTH, a Murderer The Life of WILLIAM DUCE, a Notorious Highwayman and Footpad The Life of JAMES BUTLER, a Most notorious Highwayman, Footpad, etc. The Life of CAPTAIN JOHN MASSEY, who died for Piracy The Life of PHILIP ROCHE, a Pirate, etc. The Life of HUMPHRY ANGIER, a Highwayman and Footpad The Life of CAPTAIN STANLEY, a Murderer The Life of STEPHEN GARDINER, a Highwayman and Housebreaker The Lives of SAMUEL OGDEN, JOHN PUGH, WILLIAM FROST, RICHARD WOODMAN, and WILLIAM ELISHA, Highwaymen, Footpads, Housebreakers, etc. The Life of THOMAS BURDEN, a Robber The Life of FREDERICK SCHMIDT, Alterer of Bank-Notes The Life of PETER CURTIS, a Housebreaker, etc. The Life of LUMLEY DAVIS, a Highwayman The Life of JAMES HARMAN, Highwayman The Life of JULIAN, a Black Boy and Incendiary The Life of ABRAHAM DEVAL, a Lottery Ticket Forger The Life of the Famous JOHN SHEPHERD, Footpad, Housebreaker and Prison-breaker The Life of LEWIS HOUSSART, the French Barber, a Murderer The Life of CHARLES TOWERS, a Minter in Wapping The Life of THOMAS ANDERSON, a Scotch Thief The Life of JOSEPH PICKEN, a Highwayman The Life of THOMAS PACKER, a Highwayman The Life of THOMAS BRADLEY, a Street-Robber The Life of WILLIAM LIPSAT, a Thief The Life of JOHN HEWLET, a Murderer The Lives of JAMES CAMMEL and WILLIAM MARSHAL, Thieves and Footpads The Life of JOHN GUY, a Deer-stealer The Life of VINCENT DAVIS, a Murderer The Life of MARY HANSON, a Murderer The Life of BRYAN SMITH, a Threatening Letter Writer The Life of JOSEPH WARD, a Footpad The Life of JAMES WHITE, a Thief The Life of JOSEPH MIDDLETON, Housebreaker and Thief The Life of JOHN PRICE, a Housebreaker LIVES OF THE CRIMINALS VOLUME TWO THE PREFACE The Life of WILLIAM SPERRY, Footpad and Highwayman The Life of ROBERT HARPHAM, a Coiner The Life of the famous JONATHAN WILD, Thief-Taker The Life of JOHN LITTLE, a Housebreaker and Thief The Life of JOHN PRICE, a Housebreaker and Thief The Life of FOSTER SNOW, a Murderer The Life of JAMES LITTLE, a Footpad and Highwayman The Life of JOHN HAMP, Footpad and Highwayman The Lives of JOHN AUSTIN, a Footpad, JOHN FOSTER, a Housebreaker, and RICHARD SCURRIER, a Shoplifter The Life of FRANCIS BAILEY, a notorious Highwayman The Life of JOHN BARTON, a Robber, Highwayman and Housebreaker The Life of WILLIAM SWIFT, a Thief, etc. The Life of JOHN GILLINGHAM, an Highwayman and Footpad, etc. The Life of JOHN COTTERELL, a Thief, etc. The Life of CATHERINE HAYES, a bloody and inhuman Murderess, etc. The Life of THOMAS BILLINGS, a Murderer. Life of THOMAS WOOD, a Murderer The Life of CAPTAIN JAEN, a Murderer The Life of WILLIAM BOURN, a Notorious Thief The Life of JOHN MURREL, a Horse-Stealer The Life of WILLIAM HOLLIS, a Thief and an Housebreaker The Life of THOMAS SMITH, a Highwayman The Life of EDWARD REYNOLDS, a Thief, etc. The Life of MARY STANDFORD, a Pickpocket and Thief The Life of JOHN CARTWRIGHT, a Thief The Life of MARY ROBINSON, a Shoplift The Life of TIMOTHY BENSON, a Highwayman The Life of ANTHONY DRURY, a Highwayman The Life of WILLIAM MILLER, a Highwayman, etc. The Life of ROBERT HAYNES, a Murderer, etc. The Lives of THOMAS TIMMS, THOMAS PERRY, and EDWARD BROWN, Footpads The Life of ALICE GREEN, a Cheat, Thief and Housebreaker An Account of the horrid murder of MR. WIDDINGTON DARBY, committed in his chambers in the Temple, on the 11th of April, 1727, for which one HENRY FISHER was apprehended and committed to Newgate, from whence he escaped. The Life of JOSHUA CORNWALL, a Thief and Housebreaker LIVES OF THE CRIMINALS VOLUME THREE The Life of JOHN JOHNSON, a Coiner The Lives of JAMES SHERWOOD, GEORGE WEEDON and JOHN HUGHS, Street Robbers and Footpads The Life of MARTIN BELLAMY, a Notorious Thief, Highwayman and Housebreaker The Lives of WILLIAM RUSSELL, ROBERT CROUCH and WILLIAM HOLDEN, Street-Robbers, Footpads The Lives of RICHARD HUGHS and BRYAN MACGUIRE, Highwaymen and Footpads The Lives of GRIFFITH OWEN, SAMUEL HARRIS, and THOMAS MEDLINE, Highwaymen and Footpads The Life of THOMAS NEEVES, Street-Robber and Thief The Lives of HENRY GAHOGAN and ROBERT BLAKE, Coiners The Lives of WILLIAM MARPLE and TIMOTHY COTTON, Highwaymen The Life of JEPTHAH BIGG, an Incendiary, and Writer of Threatening Letters The Life of THOMAS JAMES GRUNDY, a Housebreaker The Life of JOSEPH KEMP, a Housebreaker The Life of BENJAMIN WILEMAN, a Highwayman The Life of JAMES CLUFF, a Murderer, in which is contained a concise account of the nature of Appeals The Life of JOHN DYER, a most notorious thief, highwayman and housebreaker The Life of JAMES DRUMMOND The Lives of WILLIAM CAUSTIN and GEOFFREY YOUNGER, Footpads The Lives of HENRY KNOWLAND and THOMAS WESTWOOD, Footpads The Life of JOHN EVERETT, a Highwayman The Lives of ROBERT DRUMMOND, a Highwayman and FERDINANDO SHRIMPTON, a Highwayman and Murderer The Life of WILLIAM NEWCOMB, a housebreaker The Life of STEPHEN DOWDALE, a Thief The Life of ABRAHAM ISRAEL, a Jew The Life of EBENEZER ELLISON, a Notorious Irish Thief The Life of JAMES DALTON, a Thief The Life of JOHN DOYLE, a Highwayman The Life of JOHN YOUNG, a Highwayman The Life of SAMUEL ARMSTRONG, a Housebreaker The Life of NICHOLAS GILBURN, a Most Notorious Highwayman The Lives of JAMES O'BRYAN, HUGH MORRIS and ROBERT JOHNSON, Highwaymen and Street-Robbers APPENDIX A true and perfect account of the examination, confession, trial, condemnation and execution, of JOHN PERRY, his mother and brother, for the supposed murder of WILLIAM HARRISON, Gent. A Relation of the Surprising Discovery of the Murder of MARY BARWICK, committed by WILLIAM BARWICK, her husband, on the 14th of April, 1690, upon which he was convicted, at the Lent Assizes at York, before the Honourable Sir John Powell, Knight, then one of the Judges of Assize An Account of the Conviction and Execution of Mr. WALKER, and MARK SHARP, for the Murder of ANN WALKER The Life of JACQUES PERRIER, a French Robber and Murderer

Download or read book Punished written by Victor M.. Rios and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Making Good written by Shadd Maruna and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Liverpool Desistance Study, this book compares and contrasts the stories of ex-convicts who are actively involved in criminal behavior with those who are desisting from crime and drug use. Extensive excerpts from the study reveal two types of personal narratives: a "condemnation" script favored by active offenders and a "generative" script favored by desisters. The way that these scripts are constructed and the manner in which they are used is then examined in light of contemporary criminological and psychological thought. The results suggests that success in reform depends on providing rehabilitative opportunities that reinforce the generative script. This study reveals a constructive new direction for offender rehabilitation efforts and will appeal to a wide range of readers from psychologists and criminologists to legislators, administrators, substance abuse counselors, and offenders themselves. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Download or read book A Book of Remarkable Criminals written by Henry Brodribb Irving and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beggars and Thieves written by Mark S. Fleisher and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1995-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the incidence of violent crime rises in the United States, so does the public demand for a solution. But what will work? Mark S. Fleisher has spent years among inmates in jails and prisons and on the streets with thieves, gang members, addicts, and life-long criminals in Seattle and other cities across the country. In Beggars and Thieves, he writes about how and why they become and remain offenders, and about the actual role of jails and prisons in efforts to deter crime and rehabilitate criminals. Fleisher shows, with wrenching firsthand accounts, that parents who are addicts, abusers, and criminals beget irreversibly damaged children who become addicts, abusers, and criminals. Further, Fleisher contends that many well-intentioned educational and vocational training programs are wasted because they are offered too late to help. And, he provides sobering evidence that many youthful and adult offenders find themselves better off in prison—with work to do, medical care, a clean place to sleep, regular meals, and stable social ties—than they are in America’s cities. Fleisher calls for anti-crime policies that are bold, practical, and absolutely imperative. He prescribes life terms for violent offenders, but in prisons structured as work communities, where privileges are earned through work in expanded, productive industries that reduce the financial burden of incarceration on the public. But most important, he argues that the only way to prevent street crime, cut prison growth, and reduce the waste of money and human lives is to permanently remove brutalized children from criminal, addicted, and violent parents.

Download or read book The Death of Punishment written by Robert Blecker and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For twelve years Robert Blecker, a criminal law professor, wandered freely inside Lorton Central Prison, armed only with cigarettes and a tape recorder. The Death of Punishment tests legal philosophy against the reality and wisdom of street criminals and their guards. Some killers' poignant circumstances should lead us to mercy; others show clearly why they should die. After thousands of hours over twenty-five years inside maximum security prisons and on death rows in seven states, the history and philosophy professor exposes the perversity of justice: Inside prison, ironically, it's nobody's job to punish. Thus the worst criminals often live the best lives. The Death of Punishment challenges the reader to refine deeply held beliefs on life and death as punishment that flare up with every news story of a heinous crime. It argues that society must redesign life and death in prison to make the punishment more nearly fit the crime. It closes with the final irony: If we make prison the punishment it should be, we may well abolish the very death penalty justice now requires.

Download or read book Nothing Bad Happens to Good Girls written by Esther Madriz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The possibility of being a victim of a crime is ever present on my mind; thinking about it as natural as breathing."—40-year-old woman This is a compelling analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception controls their behavior. Esther Madriz draws on focus groups and in-depth interviews to show the damage that fear can wreak on women of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Although anxiety about crime affects virtually every woman, Madriz shows that race and class position play a role in a woman's sense of vulnerability. Fear of crime has resulted in public demand for stronger and more repressive policies throughout the country. As funds for social programs are cut, Madriz points out, those for more prisons and police are on the increase. She also illustrates how media images of victims—"good" victims aren't culpable, "bad" victims invite trouble—and a tough political stance toward criminals are linked to a general climate of economic uncertainty and conservatism. Madriz argues that fear itself is a strong element in keeping women in subservient and self-limiting social positions. "Policing" themselves, they construct a restricted world that leads to positions of even greater subordination: Being a woman means being vulnerable. Considering the enormous attention given to crime today, including victims' rights and use of public funds, Madriz's informative study is especially timely.

Download or read book My Tiny Life written by Julian Dibbell and published by Julian Dibbell. This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novelistic rendering of a true account tells of a celebrated rape case which took place in an electronic "salon", where Internet junkies have created their own interactive fantasy realm.

Download or read book Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals written by Arthur Lawrence Hayward and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together the 3 volumes of Lives of the Criminalsoriginally reissued in 1927. A recount of the lives, crimes and executions of eighteenth century lawbreakers is provided.

Download or read book How to Lead a Life of Crime written by Kirsten Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meth dealer. A prostitute. A serial killer. Anywhere else, they’d be vermin. At the Mandel Academy, they’re called prodigies. The most exclusive school in New York City has been training young criminals for over a century. Only the most ruthless students are allowed to graduate. The rest disappear. Flick, a teenage pickpocket, has risen to the top of his class. But then Mandel recruits a fierce new competitor who also happens to be Flick’s old flame. They’ve been told only one of them will make it out of the Mandel Academy. Will they find a way to save each other—or will the school destroy them both?

Download or read book London Lives written by Tim Hitchcock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the lives and experiences of hundreds of thousands of eighteenth-century non-elite Londoners in the evolution of the modern world.

Download or read book Murderer with a Badge written by Edward Humes and published by Diversion Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author: “The story of L.A.’s dirtiest cop . . . A riveting glimpse of the dark side of human behavior” (Flint Journal). Bill Leasure was among the least ambitious officers ever to wear the badge for the Los Angeles Police Department. He was content to work the traffic beat and only rarely gave out tickets. He also ran scams that netted him countless riches, from stealing yachts to collecting guns and cars. And he further enriched himself by setting up a murder-for-hire ring. Was he in it for the thrills? Was he a cop playing both sides of the law for the fun of it? Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Edward Humes explores the lies and psychopathy that enabled Bill Leasure to fool even the most savvy of city prosecutors, his own wife. “Rife with vivid description. Disturbing.” —The Miami Herald “Fascinating . . . A superbly crafted chronicle of one of the most complex, enigmatic criminals in memory. Far stronger and more compelling than most crime fiction.” —Kirkus Reviews “Excellent . . . Authoritative, impeccably documented and disturbing.” —The Orange County Register “Painstaking research and hair-trigger pacing.” —Publishers Weekly