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1 online resource : illustrations, maps, plates |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
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Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Text; Introduction; 1. Customer Thieves; Occasional thieves; Professional thieves; Middling thieves; 2. The Extent of the Crime; Assessing the prevalence of the crime; The geography and topography of the crime; 3. Shoplifting in Practice; Planning the crime; Accomplishing the theft; Performance; Removing the stolen goods; How shopkeepers protected themselves; 4. What was Stolen; Theft of cloth, clothing and haberdashery; The influence of fashion. |
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Theft of food, jewellery, silverware, toys and household goodsThe disposal of stolen goods; 5. The Impact on Retailers; Retailers' finances; Trade protection societies; Business temperament; 6. Retailers' Recourse to Law; The making of the Shoplifting Act; Co-operating with magistrates to boost the efficacy of the law; Capital law reform and the repeal of the Shoplifting Act; 7. Public Attitudes to the Crime; Fear and anxiety; Sinfulness and greed; Shame, guilt and restorative justice; Female sexuality; Elite entertainment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
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ISBN |
9781787443549 (electronic bk.) |
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178744354X (electronic bk.) |
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9781787443556 |
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1787443558 |
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