Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide

Anecdotes

Art thieves often pose as workmen to enter and case residential targets. In an inspired varient on this ploy, a 26-year-old German call girl used her erotic wiles to penetrate the home of a libidinous Los Angeles art lover, whom she later screwed in a far less pleasant manner.

In the end, though, the greatest hazard is the wild card of the human will. In 2005, German Centelles, an 80-year-old New York City man, became incensed when a journeyman mugger attempted to relieve him of cigarettes. He pulled out his own knife and stabbed the hapless attacker repeatedly, until two passing firemen pried him off.

Top 10 Careers in Crime

How We Rate

We are often told that the ideal job is the one we'd do for free. So how do we find that fabled job? Sadly, there is no magic formula for matching worker to workplace. The happy-alternative worker balances complex economic, physical, and psychological factors to sustain a harmonious, independent life. To be successful in his or her chosen profession, the career-minded criminal must factor in his or her temperament, abilities, legal history, and ethical orientation to meaningfully assess real-world opportunities.

The Formula

Ranking careers is a pretty subjective business. We've done our best to identify the essential building blocks of job satisfaction and to combine them in intuitive, meaningful ways. Each ranking component incorporates two subfactors that receive letter grades ranging from A to F. These letter grades correspond to numerical scores. Some factors weigh more heavily than others. An A in Earnings, for example, adds 60 points to a job's overall numerical merit. The same grade in the Perks category counts for just 20 points. Sectional scores are combined to calculate an occupation's overall score and numerical ranking—with the ideal job theoretically earning a score of 260 points and ranking number one among all criminal careers.

Looking for a job that will yield specific results?

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Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide

By: Michael Weinberg
ISBN: 978-0-7407-5708-2
Format: Paperback: 7 x 9, 224 pages
Price: $12.99 ($14.50 Canada)