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Pickpocketing is a Crime , a form of Larceny which involves the stealing of Money and valuables from the person of a victim without their noticing the theft at the time. It requires considerable Dexterity and a knack for Misdirection . Pickpockets and other thieves, especially those working in teams, sometimes apply Distraction , such as asking a question, bumping into the victim, or deliberately dirtying the victim's clothing and then "helping" him/her to clean it. The crime used to be Punishable By Death – even though public hangings were considered prime targets for pickpockets. Famous fictional pickpockets include The Artful Dodger and Fagin . Famous true-life pickpockets include the Irish-American prostitute Chicago May, who was profiled in the book "Hell Hath No Fury: Famous Women in Crime" (Betty Nygaard King, Borealis Press, 2001). Pickpocketing skills are also used by Magicians , either to take an item from a spectator or to return it without their knowledge. '' Oliver Twist '', a 2005 film directed by Roman Polanski , used a pickpocket consultant to teach actors such skills. EXTERNAL LINKS
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