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A collection of articles intended to introduce readers to core issues in understanding crime, with sections on defining crime, its extent, correlates of crime, explaining crime, types of crime, and responses to crime. Each section begins with an introductory overview explaining key issues. Selections open with a short introduction and conclude with discussion questions. Subjects include rape statistics, trends in women's crime, and biological perspectives in criminology. Scarpitti is a professor of sociology at the University of Delaware. Nielsen is an assistant professor of sociology at Bowling Green University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
