"This textbook draws on literature from criminology, psychology, sociology, history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics, criminal justice, law, biology, medicine, and public policy and administration to analyze and explain crime. Using this multidisciplinary lens, the book introduces students to criminology; types of crime; impacts of crime; theories explaining crime, criminality, and victimization; studies on crime, offenders, victims, and witnesses of crime; reactions to crime; and the nature and extent of crime in the United States and abroad. Popular films, TV shows, fiction books, and games are used throughout the text to draw readers' attention to how crime and criminal behavior are depicted in the media. Unlike other texts, this book includes information on crime, crime theories, laws, and studies on crime at the national and international level and covers the evolution of antisocial behavior (e.g., Internet trolls) and traditional crimes (e.g., from trespass to hacking), as well as their facilitation by the Internet and digital technologies in relevant chapters of the book (e.g., murders broadcast on Facebook Live and trafficked victims advertised on Backpage)"-- Provided by publisher.
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