PART Ⅰ Understanding Criminology 1
Chapter 1 An Overview of Criminology 2
Chapter 2 Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior Patterns 20
Chapter 3 Schools of Thought throughout History 52
PART Ⅱ Explanations of Criminal Behavior 75
Chapter 4 Psychological and Biological Perspectives 76
Chapter 5 Strain and Cultural Deviance Theories 106
Chapter 6 The Formation of Subcultures 134
Chapter 7 Social Control Theory 138
Chapter 8 Alternative Explanations of Crime: Labeling, Conflict, and Radical Theories 178
PART Ⅲ Types of Crimes 201
Chapter 9 The Concept of Crime 202
Chapter 10 Violent Crimes 226
Chapter 11 Crimes against Property 264
Chapter 12 Organizational Criminality 286
Chapter 13 Drug-, Alcohol-, and Sex-Related Crimes 316
Chapter 14 Comparative Criminology 344
PART Ⅳ A Criminological Approach to the Criminal Justice System 371
Chapter 15 Processes and Decisions 372
Chapter 16 Enforcing the Law:Practice and Research 406
Chapter 17 The Nature and Function of Courts 442
Chapter 18 A Research Focus on Corrections 476
Glossary 515
Photo Credits 525
Illustration and Text Credits 528
Indexes 531