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Criminological Theories is an anthology of previously published articles and book exerts that focus on the major theories, past and present, that inform criminology today.

This text provides a comprehensive introduction for students studying criminology at undergraduate level. It includes essential readings, editorial commentary with section introductions, and suggestions for further reading.

Why crime witnesses fail to act. A Naval officer who transformed the U.S. military. Psychedelic drugs like LSD are back in the lab. The voyage of a trash barge that persuaded us to recycle. Andy Borowitz highlights lunar hoax theorists.

Sexual violence is one of the most brutal and horrible crimes imaginable, and its devastating impact can affect victims for years. To combat such crimes, Congress passed two laws in the 1990s that 1) requires convicted sex offenders to register with local authorities, and 2) mandates that law enforcement alert neighbors of sex offenders who are living in their community. To help people avoid potential predators, the U.S. Department of Justice maintains...

Acclaimed filmmaker Charles Shaw presents a documentary that follows US deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes, creating an ever expanding underworld of exiles. Through these stateless individuals, we see how the exploitative policies of a failed war on drugs and immigrants has created an international crisis of refugees and deportees.

Cocaine lands in America from secret airports, lining the pockets of violent cartel bosses, and an infamous "black widow, as the CIA's shadow wars have unintended consequences. President Ronald Reagan cracks down as crack invades the USA.

In the Culinary Training Program of D.C. Central Kitchen, 25 recovering addicts, former drug dealers, recently released felons, and homeless men and women are working through a three-month program in pursuit of a new life.

This documentary examines the lives and deaths of two students attending Marymount College who were murdered during a carjacking in San Pedro in 1994.

Local officials, community leaders, entertainers, educators and residents all come together to address the problem of urban youth violence in cities across America. The program features commentary from celebrities such as 50 Cent, Ice Cube, T.I., Common, Charles Dutton, Forest Whitaker, Roxanne Shante, Marc Levin, Al Sharpton, educators, politicians, activists and concerned residents.

In Seattle, authorities are taking a new approach with the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program.