The ninth edition retains its fifteen-chapter format, but content has been carefully streamlined and shortened to reflect the preferences of faculty and students who use it.
Consistently praised for meticulous updating, the ninth edition is one of the most current texts available, with new case studies, boxes, and examples throughout, including several new "Exhibits" boxes (e.g. "The Case against Limiting Access to the Internet," "Crimes and their Causes," and "A National Study of Stalking: Key Findings and Policy Implications.")
Proven Features
"Exhibits" boxes provide insights and background information on current events, legal decisions, and other topics of interest, engaging students with lively discussions about ongoing events in crime and criminology.
Unique and consistently valued integration of the law and the social sciences, focusing on sociological theories of crime causation and other traditional topics, as well as numerous excerpts from appellate opinions to demonstrate the role of the law in studying crime and criminology
The ninth edition retains strong pedagogical aids such as Chapter Outlines, Key Terms, In-Margin Glossary, Chapter Summaries, End of Chapter Study Questions, and extensive endnotes to help students' comprehension of difficult theories.
