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Now in its ninth edition, this time-tested text continues to gives students a broad context in which to study the history, theories, and responses to crime and criminology, using a unique blend of both social science and legal research. The only criminology text to include legal case excerpts to demonstrate the role of the courts in the reformation of the criminal justice system, this book gives readers a solid understanding of the integral relationship between the law and theories of criminal behavior. Current topics such as hate crimes, "three strikes" sentencing, changes in Megan's Law, and the law and the Internet, are explored beyond the headlines, examining the implications of our governing theories and policies.

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• Part I Introduction to the Study of Crime and Criminology
• Chapter 1 Crime, Criminal Law, and Criminology
• Chapter 2 The Measurement of Crime and Its Impact
• Part II Explanations of Criminal Behavior
• Chapter 3 Early Explanations of Criminal Behavior and Their Modern Counterparts
• Chapter 4 Biological and Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior
• Chapter 5 Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior I: The Social-Structural Approach
• Chapter 6 Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior II: The Social-Process Approach
• Part III Types of Crime
• Chapter 7 Violent Crimes
• Chapter 8 Property Crimes
• Chapter 9 Business and Government-Related Crimes
• Chapter 10 Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime
• Part IV Criminal Justice Systems
• Chapter 11 U.S. Criminal Justice Systems
• Chapter 12 Police
• Chapter 13 Court Systems Part V. Social Reaction to Crime: Corrections
• Chapter 14 The Confinement of Offenders
• Chapter 15 Corrections in the Community
• Glossary
• Appendix A Selected Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
• Appendix B Guide to Legal Citations of Reported Decisions