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Bank robbery / Michael Newton ; consulting editor, John L. French.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newton, Michael, 1951-2021.
- Series:
- Criminal investigations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bank robberies--United States.
- Bank robberies.
- Brigands and robbers--United States.
- Brigands and robbers.
- Thieves--United States.
- Thieves.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Chelsea House Publishers, [2008]
- Summary:
- Frank and Jesse James pioneered the daylight holdup in 1866. Ever since then, bank officials and law-enforcement authorities have battled bank robbers. Modern security, technology, and police methods have made it extremely difficult for criminals to successfully rob a bank; yet, drawn by the lure of fast money, many still try. Bank Robbery traces the history of the crime from the time of Frank and Jesse James to the present, detailing the tactics criminals have used to rob banks and the laws and crimefighting techniques police have used to put bank robbers behind bars.
- Contents:
- Blood and money
- Manhunters
- Lawless years
- Gangbusters
- Public enemy no. 1
- Where the money is
- Most wanted
- White terror
- Armed and dangerous
- Prevention and investigation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (107) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780791094013
- 0791094014
- OCLC:
- 183261201
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