The updated edition builds on the authors' acclaimed theory of the Crime Prism Though there are a number of introductory level criminology texts available, Lanier and Henry's distinguishes itself by being comparatively compact and portable and more importantly, being more intelligently written than the competition while still being very appealing and accessible for undergraduates. In the Second Edition, they will build on the book's originality by adding more recent material on their theory of the Crime Prism , which has since received a lot of attention in the field's top journals and competing criminology texts. They also updated the research literature to reflect the latest studies and new theoretical developments that have emerged over the last four years and added more recent real world examples. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.