PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION

1.    Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

2.    Public Opinion, the New Media, and the Crime Problem

3.    The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

4.    Victims and Victimization

PART TWO: EXPLAINING CRIME

5.    Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

6.    Biological and Psychological Explanations

7.    Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

8.    Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

9.    Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

PART THREE: CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS

10.  Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

11.  Violence Against Women

12.  Property and Crime Fraud

13.  White-Collar and Organized Crime

14.  Political Crime

15.  Consensual Crime

PART FOUR: CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING CRIME

18.  Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime?