Crime & Criminology - Paperback

Crime and Criminology, now in its sixteenth edition, presents students with a comprehensive exploration of criminological theories, criminal law, and justice systems. With a unique integrated approach derived from author Sue Titus Reid's expertise in both law and criminology, the text merges legal perspectives with social science research, offering students a well-rounded understanding of criminal behavior and societal responses.

In twelve jammed-packed but student-friendly chapters, the author covers a wide range of topics broken into five parts: Introduction to the Study of Crime and Criminology; Explanations of Criminal Behavior; Types of Crime; Criminal Justice Systems; and Social Reaction to Crime: Corrections, all backed by numerous classic and current cases and examples. The text also contains helpful learning aids including outlines, overviews, highlighted key terms, conclusions, review questions, exhibits, tables, and figures to enhance student comprehension of the material.

This new edition has been robustly updated for today's classroom environment. The streamlined section on theory, which is now addressed in one chapter versus the three or four typical of other texts in this area, brings the book into better alignment with current course needs for more accessible coverage of theory and deeper coverage of crime types. Significant changes have been made to the outlines within some chapters, and many new topics have been added, along with current research on topics covered in previous editions.

Designed for introductory criminal justice and criminology courses, Crime and Criminology is particularly suited to undergraduate students.