Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction

The fifth edition of Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction offers students a clear, contemporary, and comprehensive introduction to criminology that encourages critical thinking about the causes of crime and crime prevention strategies. The text's hallmark thematic approach of social problems versus social responsibility (is crime a matter of individual responsibility or a symptom of a dysfunctional society?) prompts students to think critically about the causes of crime and helps them see the link between crime theories and crime policies.