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Beggars and thieves : lives of urban street criminals / Mark S. Fleisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fleisher, Mark S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminals--United States--Case studies.
- Criminals.
- Ethnology--United States--Case studies.
- Ethnology.
- Marginality, Social--United States--Case studies.
- Marginality, Social.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the lives of people existing on the streets with a look at their lifestyles, crimes and attitudes and suggestions for how society should approach the problem.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Robert F. Meier Street ethnography Distorted families Adolescent survival Sanctuaries The street Aging Ethnography and anti-crime policy
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-324) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780299147730
- 0299147738
- 9780585081052
- 0585081050
- OCLC:
- 44961256
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