The Best Way to Rob a Bank

Cohen and Machalek’s (1988) evolutionary ecological theory of crime explains why obscure forms of predation can be the most lucrative. Sutherland explained that it is better to rob a bank at the point of a pen than of a gun. The US Savings and Loans scandal of the 1980s suggested ‘the best way to ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aleksandar Marsavelski, John Braithwaite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
Online Access:https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/466