Pt. 1: Historical and theoretical aspects of disaster and crime. Introduction ; Crime and disaster in historical perspective / by Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper ; Disaster phase analysis and crime facilitation patterns / by William E. Thornton and Lydia Voigt ; When the disaster is a crime: legal issues and the Exxon Valdez oil spell / by Duane A. Gill, J. Steven Picou and Liesel A. Ritchie
Pt. 2: Natural disasters, disorder and crime. Introduction. Fear, prosocial behavior and looting: the Katrina experience / by Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper ; Disaster rape: vulnerability of women to sexual assaults during Hurricane Katrina / by William E. Thornton and Lydia Voigt ; Fraud following the September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina disasters / by Kelly Frailing
Changes in the illegal drug market in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina / by Patrick Walsh
Pt. 3: The criminal justice system response to disorder and disaster. Introduction ; The Los Angeles Riot and the criminal justice response / by Komanduri S. Murty and Julian B. Roebuck ; The Mumbai terrorist attack and the criminal justice response / by Arvind Verma and Sabrina Medora ; The New Orleans Police Department during Hurricane Katrina - lessons learned: an interview with Superintendent of Police, Warren J. Riley / by Dee Wood Harper ; The heavy lifting - local emergency response planning and preparedness: an interview with Colonel Terry Ebbert / by Dee Wood Harper and Kelly Frailing ; National emergency preparedness ad response plans: an overview / by Katrina Workman Berger ; Where should we go from here? Theoretical and policy implication / by Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper.