Soft covered book titled BEGGARS & THIEVES, LIVES OF URBAN STREET CRIMINALS by Mark Fleisher, 1995. 332 pages, signed by the author.  The author has spent years among inmates in jails and prisons and on the streets with thieves, gang members, addicts, and life-long criminals in Seattle and other cities across the country. He writes about how and why they become and remain offenders, and about the actual role of jails and prisons in efforts to deter crime and rehabilitate criminals. This book is in VG condition. Pages are intact and the binding is tight. Creases on a few pages.  Minor discoloration on the bottom edge of a few pages. This book would make a very interesting addition to any library!