Power-seeking crime? The professional thief versus the professional launderer

Relating the concept of power to motives and objectives for criminal activities results in different images of criminals and their motivations. In this article, we aim to reflect on two different forms of crime (burglary versus money laundering) starting from a power perspective. We describe how the...

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Main Author: Verhage, Antoinette 1977- (Author)
Contributors: Ponsaers, Paul 1952- (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
In:In: Crime, Law and Social Change 51(2008), 3/4, Seite 399-412
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