PART 1 UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION 2
CHAPTER 1 Criminology and the Sociological Perspective 2
CHAPTER 2 Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem 22
CHAPTER 3 The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior 48
CHAPTER 4 Victims and Victimization 80
PART 2 EXPLAINING CRIME 110
CHAPTER 5 Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives 110
CHAPTER 6 Biological and Psychological Explanations 132
CHAPTER 7 Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure 158
CHAPTER 8 Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process 184
CHAPTER 9 Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives 210
PART 3 CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS 236
CHAPTER 10 Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery 236
CHAPTER 11 Violence Against Women 266
CHAPTER 12 Property Crime and Fraud 290
CHAPTER 13 White-Collar and Organized Crime 316
CHAPTER 14 Political Crime 346
PART 4 CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING CRIME 370
CHAPTER 15 Consensual Crime 370
CHAPTER 16 Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society 398
CHAPTER 17 Prosecution and Punishment 426
CHAPTER 18 Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime? 452