Title: Beggars and thieves : lives of urban street criminals /
Authors: Fleisher, Mark S.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Marginality, Social United States Case studies.; Criminals United States Case studies.; Ethnology United States Case studies.; United States Social conditions
Abstract: 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 -- 1. Street Ethnography -- 2. Distorted Families -- 3. Adolescent Survival -- 4. Sanctuaries -- 5. The Street -- 6. Aging -- 7. Ethnography and Anti-Crime Policy.