About Criminals: A View of the Offenders′ World, Second Edition presents students with recent and important research on criminal behavior. The articles in this anthology, all based on actual field studies, provide the reader with a realistic portrayal of just what actual offenders say about crime and their participation in it. The offenders′ voices, along with the researchers′ analyses, offer students a real-life view of what, how, and why various criminals behave the way they do. The readings explore a wide array of specific types of criminal behavior, covering the majority of types found in almost every standard criminology text. Each article has been selected for its ability to artfully portray the perspective of those offenders being studied and its readability for students.
