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I. METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN CRIME RESEARCH. 1. Contributions of Cross-National Research to Criminology at the Beginning of the 21st Century. 2. Studying the Crime Problem with NIBRS Data: Current Uses and Future Trends. 3. Longitudinal Data and Their Uses. 4. Group-Based Modeling: An Overview. II. EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME. 5. Biosocial Criminology. 6. The Social Learning Theory of Crime and Deviance. 7. Self-Referent Processes and the Explanation of Deviant Behavior. 8. Self-Control Theory: Research Issues. 9. General Strain Theory. 10. Labeling Theory. 11. Institutional Anomie Theory: A Macro-sociological Explanation of Crime. 12. Social Disorganization Theory: Then, Now, and in the Future. III. CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED ISSUES. 13. Deterrence and Decision Making: Research Questions and Theoretical Refinements. 14. Situational Crime Prevention: Theoretical Background and Current Practice. 15. Desistance from Crime. 16. The Flow and Ebb of American Capital Punishment. 17. The Joint Effects of Offender Race/Ethnicity and Sex on Sentencing Outcomes. 18. Knowledge to Practice or Knowledge of Practice? A Comparison of Two Approaches to Bringing Science to Service. IV. SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIME AND DEVIANCE. 19. Peers and Delinquency. 20. The Many Ways of Knowing: Multi-Method, Comparative Research to Enhance Our Understanding of and Responses to Youth Street Gangs. 21. Developmental Sequences and Comorbidity of Substance Use and Violence. 22. Caught in a Crossfire: Legal and Illegal Gun Ownership in America. 23. Family Violence and Delinquency. 24. Hate Crimes: Perspectives on Offending and the Law. 25. Cybercrime. Subject Index.