List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgments1 The Nature of Copycat Crime2 Copycat Crime in Theory3 Copycat Effects in Practice4 Measuring Copycat Crime5 Imitation, Contagion, Diffusion6 An Interdisciplinary Perspective7 Crimes, Criminals, and Environments8 Copycat Crime Across the Media9 What We Know---and Don't Know---About Copycat CrimeBibliographyIndexAbout the Book