Editors Lauri S. Friedman and Jennifer L. Skancke have compiled three chapters of fascinating essays that debate various topics relating to crime. Readers will evaluate what causes crime. They will consider how crime should be punished, and evaluate how crime can be reduced. Essay sources include Sara Cassidy, Olga Polites, Richard B. Roper, Nancy Pandhi, and Randy Brown. Full-color photographs, charts, graphs, tables, and fact boxes support the essays.