Pickpocket Defense Guide

The defense of pickpockets differ from the other types of street criminology because of the stealth interaction of invasive “non-interaction”.

Different criminals choose different crimes for a variety of reasons. A mugger, commits street robberies because they offer a quick source of cash, the burglar breaks in to houses because their need for cash isn’t so immediate and they consider the risk of confronting someone too great.

The pickpocket or sneak thief picks pockets because they need quick cash but wish to avoid having to confront their target / victim.

In most cases of crime there is an element of power and control e.g. the burglar, the mugger get a rush from either breaking into a place and having control over a location they shouldn’t be in, or from having someone acquiesce to their demands.

The pickpocket might derive some satisfaction from accomplishing their crime, and demonstrating their skills of stealth and slight of hand etc. but because there is so little interaction, or time spent committing the crime their need to take away a sense of power from the crime is a lot less.