ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the definition, measurement, detection and prosecution of offences that appear to defy the categories to which criminology has made us accustomed. Identity crime is characterized by a degree of hybridity, in that it can be perpetrated by offenders from diverse backgrounds and affiliations. It presents itself with the hazy traits perceptively identified in the introduction to this collective volume. In brief, it prompts questions around the possible evolution of crime, the professional skills this requires and the type of subculture in which offenders are embedded.
