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Table of Contents

• 1. What is crime?
• 2. How do we measure crime?
• 3. Why do people commit crime?
• 4. How can we prevent crime?
• 5. How is crime detected?
• 6. Serial killers
• 7. The crimes of the powerful
• 8. Organized crime
• 9. New and emerging forms of criminality
• 10. Victims of crime
• 11. Why do we punish criminals?
• 12. What is the criminal justice system?
• 13. The police
• 14. The courts
• 15. Trial procedure
• 16. Prisons
• 17. Youth crime and youth justice systems
• 18. Punishment in the community
• 19. Recidivism – what it is and how can we prevent it?
• 20. The criminal justice system – is it fair?
• 21. Studying criminology
• Answers to fact-checks