This book are provides an in-depth examination of the different types of crime and criminals, including violent crime, occasional and conventional property crime, professional crime, occupational and corporate crime, organized crime, political crime, and public order crime. Author Frank Hagan includes a unique one-chapter treatment of criminological theory as well as full chapters on topics often ignored in other texts such as computer crime and the future of crime. This book provides a comparative perspective with sections on international variations in crime, such as "How does the United States compare with the rest of the world with respect to crime?" Includes a chapter on violence that gives full coverage of domestic violence, murder, rape, robbery, and school and workplace violence. Examines both occupational crime and corporate crime in the chapter on white-collar crime. Features topics long neglected in criminology texts-including assassins, spies, and government crime.