It is clear that the criminal receiver (fence) is the heart of the theft problem. Not only large scale professional theft but also countless thefts by juveniles and occasional offenders depend on the availability of a regular market-and to provide that service is the crucial function of the cirminal receiver.- Hall, 1968: 962 t he study of crime categories by legal scholars and criminologists is by no means a new enterprise (Hall, 1935;Sutherland, 1937;Schur, 1965); nor are the probes into specific crimes (Wolfgang, 1958;Cameron, 1964;Chappell, 1965;Geis, 1968; Amir, 197 1 ). Researchers have considered not only the crime and the criminal, but also the victim, the enforcer, and the sanction. It is acknowledged that each AUTHORS NOTE: The authors wish to express their gratitude for the many helpful suggestions ofyered in the course of preparation of' this paper by Gilbert Geis and Leslie Wilkins.
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