I. Methodological Issues in Criminological Research; Alan Lizotte
1. Place-Based Data, Methods and Analysis: Past, present, and Future; Martin Andresen and Tarah Hodgkinson
2. NIBRS as the New Normal: What Fully Incident-Based Crime Data Mean for Researchers; Lynn A. Addington
3. Ethical Controversies In Engaged Research Nicole Janich and David E. Duffee
4. Victimization at Schools and on College and University Campuses: Historical Development and Applications of Opportunity Framework, Leah C. Butler, Teressa C. Kulig, Bonnie S. Fisher and Pamela Wilcox
II. Explanations of Crime; Marvin D. Krohn
5. The Biosocial Perspective: A Brief Overview and Potential Contributions to Criminological Theory; Joseph A. Schwartz, Anthony Walsh and Kevin M. Beaver
6. The Social Learning Theory of Crime and Deviance; Ronald L. Akers and Wesley G. Jennings
7. Self-Control Theory: Theoretical and Research Issues; Michael Rocque and Alex R. Piquero
8. General Strain Theory; RobertAgnew and Timothy Brezina
9. Institutional-Anomie Theory: An Evolving Research Program; Steven F. Messner, Richard Rosenfeld and Andreas Hövermann
10. Labeling Theory; Jón Gunnar Bernburg
11. Social Disorganization Theory: Past, Present and Future, Charis E. Kubrin and Michelle D. Mioduszewski
12. Social Support and Crime; Cecilia Chouhy
13. Control Balance Theory of Deviance; Charles R. Tittle and Cindy Brooks Dollar
14. Situational Action Theory: A General, Dynamic and Mechanism-Based Theory of Crime and its Causes; Per-Olof H Wikström
15. Developmental and Life-Course Theories of Crime and Deviance; Jeffrey T. Ward
16. The “Great American Crime Decline”: Possible Explanations; Maria Tcherni-Buzzeo
III. Criminal Justice Issues
17. Targeted Policing for Crime Reduction; Anthony A. Braga and Lisa Barao
18. Situational Crime Prevention: Theory, Practice and Evidence; John E. Eck and Ronald V. Clarke
19. Desistance from Crime: Past to Present; Michael Rocque and Lisa Slivken
20. American Capital Punishment Over Changing Times: Policies and Practices; James R. Acker
21. Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System: Issues and Considerations; Erin M. Falconer
22. Hate Crimes: Perspectives on Offending and the Law; Ryan D. King
23. Cybercrime; Catherine D. Marcum and George E. Higgins
IV. Special Topics in Crime and Deviance
24. The Crucial Role of Friendships and Peer Relationships in the Etiology of Crime, Deviance, and Substance Use; John H. Boman, IV
25. Youth Gangs: Structures and Group Violence; James C. Howell
26. Comorbidity of Substance Use and Violence; Helene R. White, Fiona N. Conway, and Judit H. Ward
27. Shots in the Dark: Enlightening the Gun Control Debate; Richard L. Legault, Nicole Hendrix and Alan J. Lizotte
Chapter 28. Family Violence and Delinquency; Timothy O. Ireland, Carolyn A. Smith and Cheyenne Loveland
29. Environmental and Green Crime; Matt Nobles
30. Employment, Crime, and Devianceacross the Life-Course; John M. Eassey
31. Terrorist Decision-Making, Ideology and Counterterrorism; Rose Bellandi.