Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: The Public Interest
11 Jan 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Three types of stolen goods handlers: those who fully know the goods are stolen (a fence ), those who half know, and those who really do not know. The thief can try to get around stolen goods handlers by just stealing cash, or bypassing the fence, but the whole idea of crime is to get quick money for less work, and go-betweens keep crime moving. Thieves and the public are linked in a market the wheel of theft: 1. The thief steals the loot from the public: 2. Then sells the loot back to the public: 3. **flow of the loot: loot thief re-sold loot public. **flow of the money: thief loot public re-sold loot. When offered stolen goods, males are no more likely than females to accept them. Males are twice as likely as females to receive illicit offers. The more offers people get, the more likely they are to accept.
