Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: Key Idea: Rational Offending and Rational Punishment 5
Chapter 3: Key Idea: The Science of Criminal Behavior 23
Chapter 4: Key Idea: Understanding Crime and Society 41
Chapter 5: Key Idea: Hirschi's Social Bond/ Social Control Theory 55
Chapter 6: Key Idea: Rehabilitation Is Dead 71
Chapter 7: Key Idea: Crime Control Through Selective Incapacitation 87
Chapter 8: Key Idea: The Police Can Control Crime 103
Chapter 9: Key Idea: The War on Drugs 121
Chapter 10: Key Idea: Rehabilitation—Not Dead Yet 135
Chapter 11: Key Idea: Crime and the Life Course 153
Chapter 12: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Conclusions 169
Name Index 183
Subject Index 185
About the Authors 189