Introduction: Crime and Punishment in America / Michael Tonry
1. Crime, Criminal Justice, and Public Opinion / Julian V. Roberts and Loretta J. Stalans
2. Minorities, Crime, and Criminal Justice / Janet L. Lauritsen and Robert J. Sampson
3. Gender, Crime, and Criminology / Kathleen Daly
4. Street Gangs / Malcolm W. Klein
5. White-Collar Crime / Neal Shover
6. Organized Crime / James B. Jacobs and Christopher Panarella
7. Family Violence / Richard J. Gelles
8. Drug Control / Robert MacCoun and Peter Reuter
9. Individual Differences and Offending / David P. Farrington
10. Communities and Crime / Per-Olof H. Wikstrom
11. Economic Conditions, Work, and Crime / Anne Morrison Piehl
12. Restorative Justice / John Braithwaite
13. Deterrence and Incapacitation / Daniel S. Nagin
14. Crime Prevention / Trevor Bennett
15. Treatment of Sex Offenders / Vernon L. Quinsey
16. American Policing / Lawrence W. Sherman
17. Prosecution / Candace McCoy
18. Jails / Richard S. Frase
19. Juvenile Court / Barry C. Feld
20. Sentencing / Kevin R. Reitz
21. Probation and Parole / Joan Petersilia
22. Prisons / Roy D. King
23. Private Prisons / Richard W. Harding
24. Penal Theories / Andrew von Hirsch
25. Intermediate Sanctions / Michael Tonry
26. Correctional Treatment / Gerald G. Gaes
27. Capital Punishment / Roger Hood.