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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJS 2380 - White Collar Crime

Credits: 3

This course will examine the definitions and laws pertaining to white collar crime, as well as the practice, procedure and strategy concerning white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions. It will also provide an overview of the legal defense of white-collar criminal cases. Topics addressed will include the criminology of white-collar crime, investigative techniques used to combat white collar crime, prosecutorial discretion, legal privileges, and common defenses. Indictments, sentencing and the goals of punishment will also be covered, along with a discussion of substantive law as it relates to specific types of white-collar crimes.

Prerequisite: CJS 1010  with a C- or better and ENG 1010  with a C- or better
Previous CJS* 238