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 191-015 Corporate and White Collar Crime

Note

Formerly available as 191-417. Students who have completed 191-417 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof K Polk

Prerequisites

37.5 points of second/third year criminology subjects for third year. Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Criminology for fourth year.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 90-minute seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines individual and organisational forms of white collar or corporate crime found in both the public and private sectors. Students should gain an understanding of the problems of definition of the various forms of business, occupational or corporate criminality, and an appreciation of their importance in the context of social life of the community. Students will be introduced to the forms of individual business or occupational crime, including such forms of financial crime as insider trading, and will learn some of the problems which concern the regulation of white collar crime, including the features of law which cause particular problems in the control of corporate misconduct.

Assessment

A research essay of 2500 words for third year, 3500 words for fourth year, and an exam or other written work totalling 1500 words.



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