This innovative introductory text continues to focus on critical thinking and the media's influence on criminal justice. Albanese gives new attention to up-to-the-minute laws and policies related to the Patriot Act, as well as issues of technology, including crimes facilitated by the Internet, crimes occurring on the Internet, and identity theft. An experienced author, scholar, and past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Jay Albanese has received high marks his appealing style as well his skill at being comprehensive rather than encyclopedic. Topics new to the third edition include:
- Laws and policies related to terrorism and the Patriot Act, and their repercussions.
- Crimes facilitated by the Internet.
- Crimes occurring on the Internet.
- Identity theft, America's fastest growing crime.
- Issues surrounding DNA evidence, including the overturning of erroneous convictions and tracking inmates who are exonerated due to DNA evidence.
- The changing victimization rates of women and the shift from domestic violence to human trafficking.
