Armed robbery / Roger Matthews.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-151) and index.

Armed robbery is regarded as one of the most serious crimes, and is widely reported in the media. This book provides an account of armed robbery, based on research with 350 robbers in prison, and on work with two police armed response units.

Methodology, data and sources -- The motivation of armed robbers -- A robbery is a robbery is a robbery -- A profile of armed robbers -- Types of armed robbers -- The influence of the media -- Money, money, money -- Drugs -- Violence -- The rational robber? -- Moralities and motivation -- Doing the business -- Recent trends in armed robbery -- Selecting targets -- Modus operandi -- Preventing and reducing robberies -- The displacement of robbery -- Weapon use in robbery -- Weapon choice and acquisition -- Trends in weapon use -- The police use of weapons -- The control of firearms -- Sentencing armed robbers -- Victims of robbery -- Violence at work -- The selection of victims -- The experience and impact of armed robbery -- Gender, race and victimisation -- The distribution of commercial robberies -- Repeat victimisation -- Policing armed robbery -- Dedicated versus non-dedicated units -- Proactive versus reactive policing -- The use of informers -- Measuring effectiveness -- The research -- Detecting armed robberies -- Prosecuting and sentencing offenders -- The demise of armed robbery? -- Crime prevention measure -- The availability and use of firearms -- The changing patterns of victimisation -- The impact of policing and sentencing strategies -- Changing motivation and modus operandi -- The changing nature of (male) violence.

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