BU380 White Collar Crime
Prerequisite: Sophomore status
This course compares and contrasts the deviance of upper-echelon "crime in the suites" with conventional "crime in the streets." The original conception of white-collar crime presented by Edwin M. Sutherland and his classic research on corporate crime in the 1930s and 40s is used as a benchmark to discuss the subsequent issues and research that have emerged in recent years. The course documents the great breadth of white-collar and corporate offenses, ranging from restraint of trade, unfair labor practices, consumer fraud, and political corruption, to the areas of environmental, medical, and computer crime. Offered every year. Cf. CJ/SO 380.
Cross Listed Courses
CJ380