Volume II of Fifteen in the Series on the Sociology of Law and Criminology

This textbook, originally published in 1965, is part two of two and is designed for students. It deals more fully than usual with fundamental matters such as the very concepts of crime and criminology, and especially with the highly complex relationship between crime, the criminal law, and certain burning moral issues of our time.

It also includes several chapters on the methods of research used in criminological and penological investigations.