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The Social Structure of Robbery

McCluskey, Karyn ; Wardle, Sarah Canter, David ; Alison, Laurence

THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF CRIME, 2000, Vol.3, p.247-285

United Kingdom: Routledge

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The Social Structure of Robbery
Autor: McCluskey, Karyn ; Wardle, Sarah
Canter, David ; Alison, Laurence
Assuntos: Crime ; Great Britain ; Group Dynamics ; Offenders ; Robbery ; Violence
É parte de: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF CRIME, 2000, Vol.3, p.247-285
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Descrição: Offender Profiling research has until recently concentrated on offenders operating in isolation. However, many crimes are committed not by an offender acting alone, but by a group of offenders working together. The purpose of this research was to examine the possibility of determining the characteristics of an armed robbery team from their actions at the scene of the crime. The first step in this research was to define whether the criminal team acted in ways similar to many other groups. The study examined the group make-up of seventeen armed robbery teams. All of the participants in this study were convicted armed robbers who were serving sentences in British Prisons. Using the 5-WH interview technique (McGuire and Priestley, 1985) and sociograms, we examined the armed robbery team over a number of areas such as communication, roles, planning, conflict, trust, leadership, recruitment, goals and norms. The overall finding of the research is that armed robbery teams are similar in many ways to many other legitimate’ groups. They are goal oriented, have a structure, have positions for their members, undertake planning and set rules for themselves in the commission of the offence. In addition, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team organisation and the groups’ cohesiveness. Membership of an armed robbery team was found to influence the behaviour, beliefs, and attitudes of the team members. This research highlights the importance of examining group characteristics in order to fully understand the nature of this crime. Offender Profiling research has until recently concentrated on offenders operating in isolation. However, many crimes are committed not by an offender acting alone, but by a group of offenders working together. It is important to highlight that within Social Psychology there are two opposing camps which debate the influence of the group on individual behaviour: Allport stated that there is no more to groups than the individuals that comprise them. Shaw stated that communication lies at the heart of the group process. Organisational literature suggests that within the group there is usually some variation in the power associated with different roles. The Sociogram is very beneficial within the interview in that it provides a visual representation of the team structure and members. The willingness of the offenders to take part in a robbery where there was inside information is all too obvious throughout the interviews.
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