THE GUIDE, LIKE THE TEXT TO WHICH IT REFERS, IS A COMPLETE REVISION OF EARLIER EDITIONS. CHAPTER SUMMARIES HAVE BEEN REWRITTEN AND EXPANDED, ESSAY AND MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN REVISED, AND PROJECT SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE TEXT. THE GUIDE OPENS WITH A LISTING OF REFERENCES AND SOURCE MATERIALS. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE COVERED IN TEXT AND GUIDE: CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL LAW; MEASURES OF DELINQUENCY AND CRIME; PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIME, DELINQUENCY, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE; AGE AND SEX RATIOS; RACE AND NATIVITY RATIOS; PERSONALITY; CULTURAL PATTERNS; FAMILY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES; INSTITUTIONAL PATTERNS; BEHAVIOR PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS; AND VARIATIONS IN PUNITIVE POLICIES. OTHER TOPICS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PUNITIVE POLICIES AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES; INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT; POLICING; PRETRIAL RELEASE AND DETENTION; CRIMINAL COURTS; JUVENILE COURTS; PROBATION; DEVELOPMENT OF PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES; OBJECTIVES AND CONDITIONS OF IMPRISONMENT; PRISON LABOR, EDUCATION, AND GROUP PROGRAMS; PRISON LIFE; RELEASE FROM PRISON; AND PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY. (LKM)