WHITE-COLLAR AND CORPORATE CRIME.

Catalog description

This course exposes students to the basic concepts associated with incorporation and corporate liability, the definitional complexity of white-collar crime and the idea of crime as a socially constructed phenomenon. The types of behaviors encompassed by the terms "white-collar crime" and "corporate crime", the similarities and differences between white-collar and street-level offenders, and various theoretical explanations for white-collar crime are explored. In addition, the course includes an examination of the physical and economic costs of white-collar crime, landmark cases and issues related to detection, enforcement, and sentencing of white-collar offenders. This course has been offered previously as CRCJ 5393 -Special Topics. To be cross-listed with CRCJ 4373. White-Collar and Corporate Crime. Prerequisite: CRCJ 5301 .