Cassel (attorney and instructor, Marymount U.) and Bernstein (clinical psychologist and emeritus, U. of Illinois) present the phenomenon of crime as a developmental process occurring in social, political, and individual contexts. The text is organized around these contexts, examining the criminal and juvenile justice systems; the biological, psychological, social, and environmental roots of crime; the nature of the crimes themselves; the victims of crime; and the punishment of crime. Criminal justice students will find this a readable, compelling text, where current events are interspersed frequently as examples, making the material very real and encouraging thought about the many issues that lie behind the widespread phenomenon of crime in America. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)