Includes bibliographical references.

Concepts of crime, law, and criminology -- Crime and criminology -- The nature and extent of crime -- Victims and victimization -- Theories of crime causation -- Rational choice theory -- Trait theories -- Social structure theories -- Social process theories: socialization and society -- Critical criminology and restorative justice -- Development theories: life course, latent trait, and trajectory -- Crime typologies -- Interpersonal violence -- Political crime and terrorism -- Property crime -- Enterprise crime: white-collar, green and transnational organized crime -- Public order crime: sex and substance abuse -- Crimes of the new millennium: cybercrime.

This book delivers the most comprehensive, in-depth analysis of criminological theory and crime typologies available. In addition to its unparalleled breadth and depth of coverage, the text is unrivaled in its strong research base and currency. The chapters in Part Three (Crime Typologies) focus on some of the hottest issues in the field today: green crime, transnational crime, and cybercrime. Packed with real-world illustrations, the Twelfth Edition is completely updated and includes cutting-edge seminal research, up-to-the-minute policy, newsworthy examples, and hundreds of new references. Renowned for his unbiased presentation of theories, issues, and controversies, Dr. Siegel encourages students to weigh the evidence and form their own conclusions. New learning tools maximize students' success in the course, while a careers website gives them a clear vision of the opportunities ahead. - Provided by the publisher.

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