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The Northeastern Series in Criminal Behavior Advisor in Criminal Justice to Northeastern University Press Gil Geis Armed Robb.ers in Action Stickups and Street Culture RlCHaRD T. WRiGHT & SCoTT H. DeCKeR foreword by Neal Shover Northeastern University Press Boston PUBLISHED BY University Press of New England Hanover and London NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS Published by University Press of New England One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766 www.upne.com © 1997 by Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Members of educational institutions and organiza- tions wishing to photocopy any of the work for classroom use, or authors and publishers who would like to obtain permission for any of the material in the work, should contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 ISBN-13: 978-1-55553-323-6 ISBN-10:1-55553-323-x Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wright, Richard, 1951- Armed robbers in action : stickups and street culture / Richard T. Wright, Scott H. Decker p. cm. — (Northeastern series in criminal behavior) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55553-324-8 (cloth : alk. paper), ISBN 1-55553-323-x (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Robbery — United States. 2. Thieves — United States. I. Decker, Scott H. II. Title. III. Series.' HV6658.W75 1997 — dc2i 97-14230 g University Press of New England is a member of the Green p r e ss Pres s Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their INITIATIVE minimum requirement for recycled paper. To Nigel Walker and D. ;. West Contents Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii 1 Studying Active Armed Robbers 3 2 Deciding to Commit an Armed Robbery 32 3 Choosing the Target 61 4 Committing the Offense 95 5 Preventing Armed Robbery 130 Appendix 141 References 145 Index 151
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