White Collar Crime

Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 300; or CRJU 101; or consent of instructor Broadening the definition of crime, this course will study the behavioral systems involved in the commission of white collar crimes in complex structures, such as government bureaucracies, multi-national corporations and underground systems. The modern institutional factors -- political and social -- permitting or restricting the commission of such crimes will be investigated. Specifically, the performance of the criminal justice system will be examined. Offered spring semester.