Robbery can be planned or spontaneous and is a typically short, chaotic crime that is comparatively under-researched. This book transports the reader to the streets and focuses on the real-life narratives and motivations of the youth gang members and adult organized criminals immersed in this form of violence. Uniquely focusing on robberies involving drug dealers and users, this book considers the material and emotional gains and losses to offenders and victims, and offers policy recommendations to reduce occurrences of this common crime.

Robert McLean, Ph.D., is Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland (UK).

James A. Densley, D.Phil. (Oxon), is Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University (USA).