Losing Lifestyles of Career Criminals

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 646-647
Author(s):  
Michael P. Polakowski
Keyword(s):  
Career Criminals

The South African Cash-In-Transit Heist Enterprise: Managing its Wellspring and Concatenation

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 198-224
Author(s):  
Mahlogonolo Stephina Thobane
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
The South ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Career Criminals ◽  
Risk Reduction Strategies ◽  
Master Of Arts ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Method Approach

AbstractSouth African cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies appear to be in a state of flux. According to the Minister of Police, Mr Bheki Cele, the incidence of these crimes has steadily decreased due to rapid response by the police in arresting more than 200 suspects between June and November 2018. Given the rhizomatic, eclectic nature of this crime type – and possible mechanical linkages and/or linear causality within the genesis of the crime – it is debatable whether arrests and incarceration offer a long-term solution. CIT robbers interviewed for this study reported that they were career criminals, less likely to be rehabilitated and that incarceration was only an interruption to their career. These findings were backed by life-course theories. This article contends that if the South African Criminal Justice System wants to curb CIT robberies, an investigation into proactive methods for combating the crime should be developed and risk reduction strategies crafted. After investigating possible causes of CIT robberies, this research made recommendations based on holistic measures involving the public, family, and various government and non-governmental departments. The research was conducted for a Master of Arts degree in Criminology. A mixed-method approach was followed and 40 incarcerated offenders who committed robbery with aggravating circumstances participated in the study.

The prison experience of career criminals

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
Paul Ruschmann ◽  
MaryB. Veldkamp
Keyword(s):  
Career Criminals

THE IDENTIFICATION OF "CAREER CRIMINALS" FROM "CHRONIC OFFENDERS" IN A COHORT

Law & Policy ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALFRED BLUMSTEIN ◽  
SOUMYO MOITRA
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Offenders ◽  
Career Criminals
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