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The criminal career of armed robbers with specific reference to cash-in-transit robberies

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dc.contributor.advisor Herbig, Friedo Johann Willem
dc.contributor.author Thobane, Mahlogonolo Stephina
dc.date.accessioned 2015-03-10T13:45:56Z
dc.date.available 2015-03-10T13:45:56Z
dc.date.issued 2014-06
dc.identifier.citation Thobane, Mahlogonolo Stephina (2014) The criminal career of armed robbers with specific reference to cash-in-transit robberies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18353> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18353
dc.description.abstract Criminal career research postulates that offending behaviour develops over time during the course of one’s life. Thus, delinquency is not an isolated incident which occurs at a certain moment in time. This research comprises a mixed-method study of the criminal career of 40 offenders who perpetrated robberies against the banking and CIT industries. Through this research, an exploration is made for possibilities of using criminal career research to develop results which will guide crime prevention policies. The qualitative methodology used for this research included semi-structured interviews in order to collect information on motivations of armed robbers and the various mechanics (i.e. planning, recruitment, group dynamics) of the crime of armed robbery. Through the use of structured questionnaires, biographical data, information on risk factors and figures on the different aspects of a criminal career, such as age of offending onset, offending frequency and seriousness, and career length, were all gathered. The general findings of this research demonstrate that offending onset occurs between the ages of 11 and 15 with petty crimes, and then escalates to serious crimes. Secondly, witnessed throughout the dissertation is the fact that development of delinquent behaviour is not a result of a single risk factor but an outcome of multiple risk factors. Subsequently, a suggestion is made for the introduction of multifaceted deterrence programmes, which will holistically deal with the various offending risk factors (i.e. family, community and the offender’s personal risk factors as well as peer and school dynamics). Thirdly, armed robbers are responsible for various other crimes in the process of committing the offence of robbery. Accordingly, this study confirms the criminal career notion that a small number of chronic offenders are responsible for a large number of offences. That is why it is recommended that policy makers pay attention to disrupting the criminal career of this small number of high risk offenders. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xix, 242 leaves, 23 unnumbered leaves) : tables, charts
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Armed robbery en
dc.subject Automated Teller Machine (ATM) bombing en
dc.subject Banking industry en
dc.subject Criminal career en
dc.subject Cash-In-Transit (CIT) robbery en
dc.subject Recidivism en
dc.subject Serious crime en
dc.subject South African Banking Risk Intelligence Centre (SABRIC) en
dc.subject Violent crime en
dc.subject.ddc 364.15520968
dc.subject.lcsh Robbery -- South Africa -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh Firearms and crime -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Automated tellers -- Security measures -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Juvenile delinquency -- South Africa -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Bank robberies -- South Africa -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh Violent crimes -- South Africa -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh Crime prevention surveys -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Crime analysis -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Burglary -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Bombing investigation -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Money -- Transportation -- South Africa -- Safety measures
dc.title The criminal career of armed robbers with specific reference to cash-in-transit robberies en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Department of Criminology and Security Science
dc.description.degree M.A. (Criminology)


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