This ninth edition of Criminology thoroughly examines crime in a broad context, looking closely at the socioeconomic sources of crime and the organization of criminal behavior. This distinctive approach offers readers a uniquely broad-based perspective and advances the overall understanding of crime. This new edition includes up-to-date and topical materialfor example, the motives of suicide bombers and the looting after the 2004 tsunamito engage students and demonstrate the relevance of criminology in contemporary society.