Appropriate for undergraduate level sociology and criminal justice courses, such as Sociology of Deviance, Deviant Behavior, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency and Theories of Crime. This illuminating and substantially updated text reflects the most recent changes that have taken place within the study of criminal and deviant behavior. Now with a greater slant on the sociological theories underlying crime, it offers pertinent and timely discussions on theory, research and policy, and rounds out coverage with more historical and comparative research examples integrated throughout.