CRM420 WHITE COLLAR CRIME
COURSE OUTLINE
SEMESTER: SUMMER 2015
FACULTY MEMBER’S DETAILS
Name:
Office:
Office Hours:
Email:
Web Site:
Andrea Shiakalli
Kritona Tornariti 2, Limassol
By Appointment
andrea.shiakalli@gmail.com
http://www.cdacollege.ac.cy
Course Description
This course will examine the origins of the concept of white collar crime, its economic consequences and its
financial, physical, cultural and social costs. It will also examine various types of white collar crimes with a
focus on their perpetrators and victims, the involvement of specific professions and occupations, and, as well
as the social and cultural institution that are affected. This course will look at some of the criminal and
regulatory laws that are implicated in the investigation of white collar offences and economic crimes,
especially in Cyprus.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
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Specify the origin of the term “white collar crime”;
Compare the differences between white collar and conventional criminal offences;
Identify the prevalence of white collar crime and how it can be measured;
Diagram the three major ways in which white collar crime is policed;
Measure the economic crimes problem in Cyprus
Summarize the motives that drive individuals, groups, or organizations to commit white collar and
economic crimes; and
Analyze the meaning of the term “crime of globalization”.
Type of Course: Compulsory for Bachelor in Police Management
Teaching Methods and Educational Activities
Lectures, presentations, problem and case studies discussion, articles discussion, independent and private
study, preparation of projects, fieldwork and group work.
Course Teaching Hours
39 hours a semester. The course is delivered during a 13-week semester.
Assessment method and weight
50% coursework and 50% final examination. Coursework can be one or more of the following: mid-term
examination, tests, assignments and projects. Passing mark 50%.
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Police Management Grading System
% Grade
90-100
80-89
75-79
65-74
60-64
55-59
50-54
Below 50
Grade
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
Grade Meaning Grade Points per Credit
Excellent
4.00
Very Good
3.50
Good
3.00
Above Average
2.50
Average
2.00
Below Average
1.50
Poor
1.00
Failure
0.00
ASSESSMENT
Class Participation/Tests:
Assignments:
Mid-term examination:
Final examination:
5%
15%
30%
50%
Assignments: The students will be assigned to carry out a theoretical research in the existing literature over
the topics covered in the course outline, or to carry out an exercise using the Internet. The faculty member
will determine the character of the assignment. The students are requested to deliver their assignments on an
individual or group basis and on time. Although collaboration among the students for the preparation of the
assignments is encouraged, students should avoid copying. Presentations and discussions over the assignments
will follow.
Mid-term examination: The mid-term examination will be of one and a half hours. It will mostly be essay
questions and/or multiple-choice questions.
Final Examination: The final examination will be of two hours. It will be comprehensive and it will test the
students on the material covered during the semester.
Required Textbook
Title:
Author(s):
Publisher:
Edition:
Year:
Οικονομικά εγκλήματα στην Κύπρο. Μια πολυθεματική προσέγγιση
Μαρία Κραμβιά-Καπαρδή, Ανδρέας Καπαρδής & Νέστωρ Κουράκης
Αντ. Ν. Σάκκουλα
Πρώτη
2001
Title:
Author(s):
Publisher:
Edition:
Year:
Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime in Contemporary Society
David O. Friedrichs
Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Fourth
2010
Title:
Οικονομικά εγκλήματα στις επιχειρήσεις. Πρόληψη, διερεύνηση,
αποτροπή
Μαρία Κραμβιά-Καπαρδή, Χρήστος Τσολάκης
Κριτική
Πρώτη
2011
Author(s):
Publisher:
Edition:
Year:
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Web sites
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http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/white_collar
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/white-collar_crime
http://www.ckfraud.org/whitecollar.html
https://www.nw3c.org/
LEARNING OUTCOMES TABLE
Week
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Learning Outcomes and Content of the Course
The Discovery of White Collar Crime
Activities
Discussion Questions
Defining White Collar Crime
Case Study:
Comparing White Collar and Conventional Crime Offenders
The Social Movement Against White Collar Crime
Images of White Collar Crime: The Role of the Media
“Cross-Cultural and
International
Dimensions of White
Collar Crime”
Exposing White Collar Crime
Discovering White Collar Crime, in Sum
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Chapter 1
Studying White Collar Crime and Assessing Its Costs
Underlying Assumptions and Different Perspectives
Specific Challenges in the Study of White Collar Crime
Discussion Questions
Case Study:
“Organizations as
Victims of White
Collar Crime”
Research Methods for Studying White Collar Crime
Measuring White Collar Crime
The Costs and Consequences of White Collar Crime
Guidelines for the
Assignments and
Project.
Victims of White Collar Crime
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Chapter 2
Corporate Crime
Discussion Questions
The Historical Development of the Corporation and Corporate
Crime
Case Study:
“The Case against
Microsoft”
The Corporation in Modern Society
A Typology of Corporate Crime
Corporate Violence
Corporate Abuse of Power, Fraud, and Economic Exploitation
Chapter 3
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Occupational Crime and Avocational Crime
Discussion Questions
Crimes by Small Businesses: Retail Crime and Service Fraud
Case Study
Crimes by Professionals: Medical, Legal, Academic, and
“Donkeys, Wolfpacks,
Religious Crime
Vultures and Hawks:
A Typology of
Employee Crime
Employee Theft”
Avocational Crime and White Collar Crime
Outline the
Methodology that will
be adopted for the
project.
Chapter 4
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Governmental Crime: State Crime and Political White Collar Discussion Questions
Crime
Governmental Criminality on an Epic Scale
Case Study
“The Watergate
Affair”
Forms of State Criminality
State-Organized Crime
Political White Collar Crime
Chapter 5
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State-Corporate Crime, Crimes of Globalization, and Finance Discussion Questions
Crime
Case Study:
State-Corporate Crime
“Military Contractors
in Iraq: Corporate
Warriors and the
Halliburton
Corporation”
Crimes of Globalization
Finance Crime
Hybrid White Collar Crime
Chapter 6
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Enterprise Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime, and Technocrime Discussion Questions
Enterprise Crime: Organized Crime and White Collar Crime
Contrepreneurial Crime: Professional Criminals and White Collar
Crime
Technocrime: Including Computer Crime
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Chapter 7
Revision, Mid-term Examination.
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Explaining White Collar Crime: Theories and Accounts
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Discussion Questions
Underlying Assumptions and Points of Departure
What Do We Want to Explain?
Explaining White Collar Criminality
Organized Criminality and the Crimes of Organizations
Explaining White Collar Crime: Theories and Perspectives
Structural Strain and the Structure of Opportunity
Conflict Theory and Criminogenic Societies
Explaining Criminalization and White Collar Crime
Integrated Theories of White Collar Crime
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Chapter 8
Law and the Social Control of White Collar Crime
Discussion Questions
The Historical Origins of White Collar Crime
Civil, and Criminal Law and White Collar Crime
Law, Corporations and the Concept of Criminal Liability
Policing and Regulating White Collar Crime
Criminal Justice System Policing: Law Enforcement
The Regulatory System Response
The Role of Lawyers and Accountants in Policing White Collar
Crime
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Chapter 9 & 10
Prosecuting, Defending, and Adjudicating White Collar Discussion Questions
Crime
Prosecutions at the Local, State, and Federal Levels
Case Study:
The Role of the Grand Jury in White Collar Crime Cases
“David Boies and
White Collar Crime
Cases”
Defending White Collar Criminals
Adjudicating White Collar Crime: Plea Bargaining and Trial
Chapter 11
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Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime
Discussion Questions
Raising Consciousness about White Collar Crime
Policy Options for Responding to White Collar Crime
Securing Compliance and Sanctioning White Collar Crime
Case Study:
“A Stakeholder Model
for Corporations:
Costco and Whole
Foods”
Rehabilitation, Probation and Enforced Self-Regulation
Organizational Reform and Corporate Dissolution
Deliver the Final
Project
Controlling Governmental Crime
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Chapter 12
Project Presentations, Revision
NOTES:
 Class attendance and participation in class discussion is expected and absences will affect your final
grade.
 The due dates for assignments are non-negotiable and late work will be penalized.
 All assignments are to be professional in appearance and type.
OTHER INFORMATION
Class attendance: Students are expected to attend the classes regularly and be punctual.
Humane matters: Inform your faculty member for any un-expectancies that may occur, thus not allowing you
to carry out your responsibilities.
Library: You are advised to visit regularly the library of our College and read articles published in academic
journals. Do not hesitate to ask the librarian to inform you about the facilities offered by our library and how
you will use them in a productive way. I recommend you studying regularly among others, articles of your
interest, published in international journals.
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