SOC 5600 - Corporate and Governmental Crime

An examination of the crimes committed by business corporations and government agencies. The course describes the nature, extent, and costs of these organizational crimes, explains the structural and organizational force which give rise to such crimes and analyzes the problem of controlling organizational offenders. The course also examines the political process whereby corporations and governments come to be defined as deviant or criminal.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (SOC 2000 or SOC 2100), SOC 2600, SOC 3620 and one other upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) sociology course.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.