Why Do People Commit Crime?

What is crime? What drives people to commit acts that are outside the law? What can we do to fight crime?

Part of growing up is about expressing yourself and voicing your own opinions about major issues, such as crime. It is also about making choices about things that will affect your life - now and later.

This book gives you clear, no-nonsense information about crime. It explains what laws are, and examines why some people are prepared to break the law and to face the consequences if they are caught and punished. You can read about the history of the police and crime detection and understand how different societies deal with criminal offenders.

Together with case studies and quotes from people with different experiences of crime, this book provides all the facts you need to make up your own mind about the subject.