Mobspeak
Subtitle: The Dictionary of Crime Terms
Publisher: Checkmark Books; Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Published: September 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780816045495
Subjects: Reference works; True crime; Dictionaries - Idioms & Slang; Sociology; Criminology; Reference; Dictionaries; Crime
Description: "The Dictionary of Crime Terms is the definitive guide to the language of the criminal world, explaining the words and phrases that crooks and felons use to describe themselves, their associates, their victims, and crimes. Some of the terms are in general use by the public, while others are exclusive to specific criminal settings and perpetrators."--Jacket.