ABSTRACT
The previous chapter considered a number of theories that have been put forward to explain criminal and deviant behaviour. This chapter will further this discussion by considering the methods that seek to evaluate the extent of the problem in society. It will then go on to examine white-collar and corporate crime which have traditionally been marginalized in studies that relate to both the causes of crime and the measurement of it. The fi nal section of the chapter will examine approaches that have been put forward to prevent crime. This discussion is a prelude for material that is examined in Chapter 3 and subsequent chapters that consider the response of the criminal justice agencies to criminal and deviant behaviour.
