Organized Crime.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: CRJS 181 . The nature and extent of organized crime will be examined. The distinctions from street crimes will be reviewed, as will an assessment of organized crime history, causation, investigation tools, prosecution, defense and sentencing alternatives. The changing nature of organized crime, its transnational manifestations and the outlook for its future will be explored.