In the first group of essays, readers receive an introduction to structural frameworks that determine policies in law and order. Jeremy Baker, in his two essays, examines the foundations to the court system and police force. In each study, Baker frames his discussion around the question of what constitutes a “sociological perspective.” Cynthia Vejar then explores “the existence of social control, or the various methods that society employs in order to ensure faithful adherence toward order and restraint.” In a subject taken up in later essays, Vejar identifies the social divisions between legal policies of control and their effects on minority populations. Jennifer Christian and Alexandra Howson develop this subject by exploring the “correlation between social exclusion and crime.” The following essays in this group cover a broad spectrum of crimes and therefore offer researchers a helpful overview of how criminal acts are defined and socially constructed. Christian, in her essay on “victimless crime,” explains that “what is and is not a criminal offence is often subject to interpretation, cultural norms, and values, as well as the historical context in which actions occur.” Each of the essays in this group, which range between hate crime and white collar crime, address Christian’s contention by highlighting the relationship between criminal acts and the populations and conditions in which they emerge.