The intent of this collection of writings is to establish the relationship between a specific problem such as crime and the broad variety of larger social problems in American society. And there are issues and approaches to them as one can see from the topics addressed, which include: juvenile fire starters, drugs, poverty and inequalities, racial inequalities, Arizona's new immigration law, racial profiling, school bullying and dropouts, and gender violence, as well as hate and sex crimes. Editors are McNamara (undergraduate studies, The Citadel) and Bell (criminal justice, West Liberty U.). Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)