Table of Content
Part I: CONCEPTS OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINOLOGY.1. Crime and Criminology.2. The Nature and Extent of Crime.3. Victims and Victimization.Part II: THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION.4. Rational Choice Theory.5. Trait Theory.6. Social Structure Theory.7. Social Process Theory.8. Social Conflict, Critical Criminology, and Restorative Justice.9. Developmental Theories: Life Course, Propensity, and Trajectory.Part III: CRIME TYPOLOGIES.10. Violent Crime.11. Political Crime and Terrorism.12. Economic Crimes: Burglary, Larceny, and Fraud.13. Enterprise Crimes: White-Collar, Green-Collar, and Transnational Organized Crimes.14. Public Order Crimes: Sex and Substance Abuse. 15. Cyber Crime and the Net.