Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

SDCM-0176

Organization's ID:

Criminal Justice 301: White Collar Crime

Organization:

Study.com, LLC

Location:

Online

Length:

Self-Paced. 16 weeks (40 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	White Collar Crime

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach students the fundamentals of different types of white collar crime. Students will study the history of white collar crime; types of white collar crime such as corporate, avocational, political, and technocrimes; and the processes for regulating, prosecuting, and defending it.

Learning Outcomes:

Synthesize the characteristics and classifications of white collar crime, theories that explain white collar crime, and the costs and consequences to victims of white collar crime.
Describe the various perspectives and methods for studying white collar crime.
Compare and contrast different types of white collar crimes, including corporate, avocational, and occupational white collar crime, governmental and political crime, state-organized crime, enterprise crime, contrepreneurial crime, and technocrime.
Explain how civil and criminal law can be used to control white collar crime.
Explain how law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels try to regulate white collar crime.
Demonstrate their understanding of the criminal and sociological history of white collar crime.