Criminology is the social-scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioural sciences, drawing especially on the research of sociologists and psychologists, as well as on writings in law. This new book presents important analyses relevant to the field at the beginning of the 21st century.

Preface

Chapter 1 Heterodox Criminology: Rethinking Methodology for Criminological Knowledge Production Jon Frauley

Chapter 2 Pursuing a Second Generation of Research on Crime and Schizophrenia Adrian Raine

Chapter 3 Intelligence Reform Implementation at the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Issues and Options for Congress Alfred Cumming and Todd Masse

Chapter 4 Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes Elizabeth B. Bazan

Chapter 5 Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Background, Legal Analysis, and Policy Options Lisa M. Seghetti and Alison M. Smith

Chapter 6 Criminalizing Unlawful Presence: Selected Issues Michael John Garcia

Index