Criminology: The Core

Concise, current, and affordable, best-selling CRIMINOLOGY: THE CORE, Fifth Edition, delivers cutting-edge coverage in a succinct, easy-reading paperback. Author Larry Siegel guides you through the fast-paced field of criminology, its most current research, and fascinating examples that help you truly understand criminological theory. The text details the crimes of real-life people to illustrate specific criminology theories. Highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the field, it also offers unbiased coverage of even the most controversial issues--enabling you to form your own opinions. This edition includes the latest insights into political crime; terrorism; white-collar, blue-collar, and green-collar crime; cyber crime; transnational crime; and many other topics. In addition, CRIMINOLOGY: THE CORE is packed with resources like "Thinking Like a Criminologist" role-plays, "Checkpoints" reviews, and "Connections" to the big picture to help you maximize your course success. View Less