The concepts of crime, deviance, and social control are among the most complex and controversial social issues,
specifically in the age of mass media. In their timely and topical book, author Sebahattin Ziyanak adroitly
collected many comprehensive in-depth essays. The Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Mass
Media: The Construction of Social Order is a well-written gallant attempt for providing broad and up-to-date
knowledge in those debated topics by using a multi-disciplinary perspective. It is an essential resource and a
must-read for undergraduate, graduate students, and instructors seeking a comprehensive textbook.

Oguzhan Basibuyuk, professor and chair of Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Department, Sul Ross State University

A timely book promising a prismatic exploration of deviance through technology and media offering significant
engagement opportunities for classroom instruction and discussion while examining norms and national and
global challenges to society and social order.

Lt. Col. Eddy Lynton, associate professor and chair, Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies, New Mexico Military Institute

Ziyanak offers a book ambitious in its scope, which examines deviance among young people in
connection with social problems of our time such as COVID-19, substance abuse, gun violence, innercity
crime, and terrorism. This edited volume brings together contributions from scholars in different
disciplines representing a diversity of perspectives. Timely and relevant, this book will be useful for
scholars in sociology, criminal justice, legal studies, media studies, public policy, and other academic
fields.

Ronald Lorenzo, assistant professor in sociology, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, and Political Sciences, Praire View A&M University