edited by Keith Soothill ; introduction by Terence Morris.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 254 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Principally interviews confined to the words of the persons interviewed.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface / Keith Soothill -- Introduction / Terence Morris -- pt. I. Inadequates -- In the cooler -- Kendon Prender -- A life story -- Charlie Smith -- Private shame -- Janie Preston -- It's very great problem -- Donald -- Harriet Martineau -- pt. II. Villainy: a way of life -- I've always been a criminal -- Robert Allerton -- A hard nut -- Archie -- People like me -- Hank Sullivan -- pt. III. Some answers to a question -- This is the question -- Archie -- Ron -- Donald -- Clive -- Bernie -- Geoff -- Norman Edwards -- pt. IV. Nonces -- A malady come upon you -- Wilfred Johnson -- Marriage brings problems -- Harry Mills -- A radio is a very good friend -- Norman -- Stuck -- Stanley Hart -- pt. V. Frauds and false pretence merchants -- The F.P. merchants -- White-slave trafficking -- Bernie -- I've been very lucky -- Miss McDonald -- pt. VI. At death's door -- In the condemned cell -- Michael Davies -- My story -- Betty Drew -- Happiness is just a word -- Gus Webster -- pt. VII. Conclusion -- Some very basic principles of interviewing / Tony Parker -- Some notes on what questions to ask, and how / Tony Parker -- Principles of tape-recorded interviewing / Tony Parker -- Only listen ... Some reflections on Tony Parker's methodology / Lyn Smith.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Criminal Conversations is an anthology of the work of Tony Parker who has been the most outstanding interviewer of criminals since the Second World War. His work spans the 1960s to the 1990s and he speaks intimately to all kinds of offenders - inadequates, professional criminals, sex offenders, frauds and false pretence merchants."--Jacket.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Criminal psychology-- Great Britain, Case studies.