2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJ 350 - Organized Crime


The objective of this course is to introduce students to the theories, hypothesis, and perceptions of the concept of “Organized Crime.” The media, including both and print and cinema characterized and often glorifies organized criminal figures based on fixed agendas that are a misrepresentation of the true nature of organized crime behavior. The class will study the “forefathers” of organized crime, including Carnegie, Rockefeller and Kennedy and advancing along the time frames of history, students will become familiar with how individual criminals and criminal “enterprises” have emerged over the years to form what we now know as “organized crime.” The 21st century has also seen the emergence of violent street gangs that are predicted to significantly impact the crime rate in America. In addition, the course will examine how law enforcement agencies (local, state and federal) recognize and distinguish different organized criminal activity and what proactive steps are being taken to fight this form of criminal behavior. The course will also address how our judicial system, specifically, through legislation and criminal statutes, has impacted these illegal criminal enterprises.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ 205