Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-416) and index.
The study of crime -- Measuring crime -- Crime and its costs -- Dimensions of crime -- Biological and psychological explanations of crime -- Social, cultural, and economic sources of crime -- Social control and commitment to the law -- Learning to commit crime -- Opportunities and facilitating factors -- Criminal careers -- The organization of criminal behavior -- Community reactions to crime -- The criminal justice system -- Deterrence, incapacitation, retribution, and rehabilitation -- Reducing crime.