Did you know that the best text for your criminology class is also very affordably priced? CRIMINOLOGY: THE CORE, Third Edition is the field's top-selling concise paperback-and the right text to help you excel in the criminology course. Author Larry Siegel guides you through the fast-paced field of criminology, its most current research, and the fascinating examples that help you understand criminological theory. In new "Profiles in Crime" features, you'll study the crimes of real-life men and women and how they illustrate specific criminology theories discussed in this book. Along the way you'll find the newest information, court cases, and topics, including hundreds of new references to keep you at the cutting-edge of the field. The author also includes "Thinking Like a Criminologist" role-plays, "Checkpoints" (throughout each chapter to help you review as you read), "Connections" boxes (that help you connect concepts among chapters to see the big picture), "Critical Thinking" questions, and other resources in every chapter to help you retain what you learn and do your best on exams.

Siegel (criminology, U. of Massachusetts-Lowell) shares his enthusiasm for this diverse field, asking where else could one study the motivations of both mass murderers and the mass media. He takes an interactive approach and supplies a multitude of case studies and examples, ranging from narratives of crimes to the social contexts of aberrant behaviors ranging from rape to stock swindles. He starts with nature of crime and the contributions of criminology, defines victims and victimization, then works through current and past theories of crime and its causes, including the choice theory, trait and social structure theories, social process theories, critical criminology and developmental theories. Siegel explains the types of crimes, including the classics and the new twists in enterprise crime, and concludes with a comprehensive description of the criminal justice system. This is accessible and well-illustrative, and could serve well a general readership along with undergraduate students. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Larry J. Siegel was born in the Bronx, graduating from Christopher Columbus HS in 1964. While attending City College of New York in the 1960s, he was swept up in the social and political currents of the time. He became intrigued with the influence contemporary culture had on individual behavior: Did people shape society or did society shape people? He applied his interest in social forces and human behavior to the study of crime and justice. After graduating CCNY, he attended the newly opened program in criminal justice at the State University of New York at Albany, earning both his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees there. After completing his graduate work, Dr. Siegel began his teaching career at Northeastern University, where he was a faculty member for nine years. After leaving Northeastern, he held teaching positions at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire before joining the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell where he has remained ever since. Dr. Siegel has written extensively in the area of crime and justice, including books on juvenile law, delinquency, criminology, and criminal procedure. He is a court certified expert on police conduct and has testified in numerous legal cases. The father of four and grandfather of three, Larry Siegel and his wife Terry reside in Bedford, New Hampshire with their two cockapoos, Watson and Cody.

Part I: CONCEPTS OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINOLOGY. 1. Crime and Criminology. 2. The Nature and Extent of Crime. 3. Victims and Victimization. Part II: THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION. 4. Choice Theory: Because They Want To. 5. Trait Theory: It's in their Blood. 6. Social Structure Theory: Because They're Poor. 7. Social Process Theories: Socialized to Crime. 8. Critical Criminology: It's a Class Thing. 9. Developmental Theories: Things Change...or Do They? Part III: CRIME TYPOLOGIES. 10. Violent Crime. 11. Property Crimes. 12. Enterprise Crime: White-Collar Crime, Cyber Crime, and Organized Crime. 13. Public Order Crimes. Part IV: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 14. The Criminal Justice System.