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| Introduction | |
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| Criminology | |
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| Fads and Fashions in Crime | |
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| The Emergence of Criminology | |
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| Crime and Deviance | |
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| Sumner's Types of Norms | |
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| Mala in Se and Mala Prohibita | |
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| Social Change and the Emergence of Law | |
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| Consensus vs. Conflict Model of Law | |
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| Crime and Criminal Law | |
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| Who Defines Crime? Criminological Definitions of Crime | |
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| The Crime Problem | |
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| The Cost of Crime | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| General Characteristics of Crime and Criminals | |
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| Caution in Interpreting Crime Data | |
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| International Variations in Crime | |
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| The Prevalence of Crime | |
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| Trends in Crime | |
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| Age and Crime | |
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| Gender Differences in Criminality | |
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| Social Class and Crime | |
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| Race and Crime | |
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| Regional Variation in Crime | |
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| Urban/Rural Differences | |
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| Institutions and Crime | |
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| The Family and Crime | |
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| Education and Crime | |
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| Religion and Crime | |
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| War and Crime | |
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| Economy and Crime | |
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| Mass Media and Crime | |
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| Criminal Typologies | |
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| A Critique of Typologies | |
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| A Defense of Typologies | |
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| Criminal Behavior Systems | |
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| Theoretical Range and Criminological Explanation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| An Overview of Theory in Criminology | |
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| Theory | |
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| Major Theoretical Approaches | |
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| Demonological Theory | |
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| Classical and Neo-Classical Theory | |
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| Ecological Theory | |
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| Forerunners of Modern Criminological Thought | |
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| Economic Theory | |
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| Biological Theory | |
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| Psychological Theory | |
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| Mainstream Sociological Theory | |
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| Critical Sociological Theory | |
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| Integrated Theories of Crime | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Violent Crime | |
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| History of Violence in the United States | |
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| Murder and Mayhem | |
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| Types of Murders: Multicide | |
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| Victim Precipitation | |
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| Typology of Violent Offenders | |
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| Legal Aspects | |
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| Homicide and Assault Statistics | |
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| Patterns and Trends in Violent Crime | |
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| Workplace Violence | |
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| School Violence | |
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| Guns | |
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| Sexual Assault | |
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| Acquaintance Rape | |
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| Amir vs. Brownmiller | |
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| Rape as a Violent Act | |
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| Sexual Harassment | |
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| Robbery | |
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| Conklin's Typology of Robbers | |
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| Domestic Violence | |
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| Child Abuse | |
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| Spouse Abuse | |
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| Elder Abuse | |
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| Kidnapping | |
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| Criminal Careers of Violent Offenders | |
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| Culture of Violence | |
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| Subculture of Violence | |
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| Career Criminals/Violent Predators | |
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| Societal Reaction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Property Crime: Occasional, Conventional and Professional | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Occasional Property Crimes | |
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| Shoplifting | |
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| Vandalism | |
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| Motor Vehicle Theft | |
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| Check Forgery | |
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| Conventional Property Crimes | |
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| Burglary | |
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| Fencing Operations | |
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| Stings | |
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| Larceny/Theft | |
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| Arson -- A Special-Category Offense | |
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| Criminal Careers of Occasional and Conventional Property Criminals | |
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| Societal Reaction | |
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| Professional Crime | |
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| The Concept of "Professional Crime" | |
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| Characteristics of Professional Crime | |
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| Argot | |
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| A Model of Professional Crime | |
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| Edelhertz's Typology | |
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| Scams | |
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| Big Cons | |
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| Maurer's The Big Con | |
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| Identity Theft | |
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| Ponzi Schemes | |
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| Pyramid Schemes | |
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| Religious Cons | |
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| Boosters | |
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| Cannons | |
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| Professional Burglars | |
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| The Box Man | |
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| The Professional Fence | |
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| Paper Hangers | |
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| Professional Robbers | |
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| Professional Arsonists | |
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| Professional Auto Theft Rings | |
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| Professional Killers | |
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| Criminal Careers of Professionals | |
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| Societal Reaction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| White Collar Crime: Occupational and Corporate | |
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| White Collar Crime -- The Classic Statement | |
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| Related Concepts | |
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| The Measurement and Cost of Occupational and Corporate Crime | |
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| The History of Corporate, Organizational, and Occupational Crime | |
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| Legal Regulation | |
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| Occupations and the Law | |
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| Organizations and the Law | |
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| Occupational Crime | |
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| Crimes by Employees | |
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| Crimes by Employees Against Individuals (the Public) | |
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| Crimes by Employees Against Employees | |
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| Crimes by Employees Against Organizations | |
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| Crimes by Individuals (or Members of Occupations) | |
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| Corporate Crime | |
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| Crimes by Organizations/Corporations Against Individuals (the Public) | |
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| Crimes by Organizations Against Employees | |
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| Crimes by Organizations (Corporations) Against Organizations | |
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| Criminal Careers of Occupational and Organizational Offenders | |
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| Societal Reaction | |
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| Why the Leniency in Punishment? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Political Crime and Terrorism | |
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| Ideology | |
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| Political Crime: A Definition | |
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| Legal Aspects | |
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| The Nuremburg Principle | |
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| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |
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| International Law | |
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| Crimes by Government | |
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| Secret Police | |
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| Human Rights Violations | |
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| Genocide | |
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| Crimes by Police | |
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| Illegal Surveillance, Disruption, and Experiments | |
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| Scandal | |
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| Crimes Against Government | |
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| Protest and Dissent | |
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| Assassination | |
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| Espionage | |
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| Political "Whistleblowing" | |
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| Terrorism | |
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| The Oklahoma City Bombing | |
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| Criminal Careers of Political Criminals | |
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| The Doctrine of Raison d'�tat | |
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| Terrorism and Social Policy | |
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| Societal Reaction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Organized Crime | |
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| Organized Crime: A Problematic Definition | |
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| Sources of Information on Organized Crime | |
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| Types of Organized Crime (Generic Definitions) | |
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| The Organized Crime Continuum | |
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| Street Gangs | |
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| International Organized Crime | |
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| Yakuza | |
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| Chinese Triad Societies | |
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| Russian Organized Crime | |
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| The Nature of Organized Crime | |
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| Ethnicity and Organized Crime | |
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| Money Laundering | |
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| Drug Trafficking | |
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| Colombian Cartels | |
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| The Underground Empire | |
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| Theories of the Nature of Syndicate Crime in the United States | |
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| The Cosa Nostra Theory (The Cressey Model) | |
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| The Patron Theory (The Albini Model) | |
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| The Italian-American Syndicate (LAS) | |
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| The Classic Pattern of Organized Crime | |
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| Strategic and Tactical Crimes | |
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| Illegal Businesses and Activities | |
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| Big Business and Government | |
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| A Brief History of Organized Crime in the United States | |
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| Before 1930 | |
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| The Luciano Period | |
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| The Genovese Period | |
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| The Appalachian Meetings | |
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| The Gambino Period | |
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| The Commission Trials | |
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| Other Developments | |
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| Criminal Careers of Organized Criminals | |
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| Public and Legal Reaction | |
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| Drug Control Strategies | |
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| Investigative Procedures | |
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| Laws and Organized Crime | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Public Order Crime | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nuts, Guts, Sluts, and "Preverts" | |
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| Broken Windows | |
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| Prostitution | |
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| Types of Prostitution | |
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| Massage Parlors | |
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| Johns | |
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| Underaged Prostitutes | |
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| Homosexual Behavior | |
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| Sexual Offenses | |
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| Paraphilia | |
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| Nonvictimless Sexual Offenses | |
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| Sexual Predators | |
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| Characteristics of Sex Offenders | |
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| Drug Abuse | |
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| Drugs and History | |
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| Drug Use in the United States: The Drug Dip? | |
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| Drug Abuse and Crime | |
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| Drunkenness | |
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| The Prohibition Experiment | |
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| Special Populations | |
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| Societal Reaction | |
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| Overcriminalization | |
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| Decriminalization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Computer Crime and the Future of Crime | |
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| Computer Crime | |
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| Types of Computer Crime | |
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| Argot of Computer Crime | |
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| Online Predators | |
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| Cyberterrorism | |
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| The Future of Crime | |
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| Predicting the Future of Crime: Methods | |
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| Other Crime Predictions | |
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| Crimewarps | |
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| The Future of Digital Crime | |
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| Other Predictions | |
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| British Home Office Predictions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Review Questions | |