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Introduction | |
Defining and Measuring Crime | |
Entering the World of Crime | |
What Is Crime? | |
How Crime Is Measured and Why It Matters | |
Helping Those in the Wake of Crime: Victims | |
Identifying Types of Crime | |
Getting Violent: Crimes of Force | |
Hitting You in the Pocketbook: Property Crimes | |
Dressing Sharp and Stealing Big: White-Collar Crimes | |
A Group Effort: Organized Crime and Gangs | |
Tackling a Worldwide Problem: The Narcotics Trade | |
Front-Page News: Terrorism | |
Figuring Out Who Commits Crimes and Why | |
What Factors Lead to Crime? | |
Regarding Crime as a Rational Decision: Rational Choice Theory | |
Looking at Societys Role in Crime | |
Can Your Mind or Body Make You a Criminal? | |
Critical Theory: Theories off the Beaten Path | |
Fighting Crime | |
Battling Crime at the Local Level | |
Tackling Crime at the Federal Level | |
Solving Crimes: The Process | |
Prosecuting and Punishing Crime | |
Seeking Justice: The Players and Their Roles | |
Finding the Truth: Pleading Guilty or Going to Trial | |
Punishing the Guilty: Why and How Society Does It | |
Examining the Juvenile Justice System | |
The Part of Tens | |
Ten Jobs to Consider in Criminal Justice | |
Ten Notorious, Unsolved Crimes | |
Index | |
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