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- 1. 1. A research project (term paper) is mandatory in order to pass
this course. You cannot recieve a passing grade unless the paper
is submitted by the last day of class (December 9)
2. It must be ten to twelve pages in length and conform to the
criteria for the submission of written work as detailed in item
XI below.
3. No cover page or binding is necessary, but you must incluse a
bibliography and citations. Refer to The Criminal Justice
Student Writers Manual (required text) for the proper way to
present citations and organize a bibliography.
A. Investigating Corporate / White Collar Crime: (2 Sources -
Marcopulous)
- The recent losses sustained within financial markets and the
impact on so many people have helped to expose examples of
serious criminality on the part of people in positions of
priviledge and trust; the executive types, people who are
already very well off financially but insist on unlawfully taking
even more. Essentially, they are common criminals. Some of
their crimes have been particularly egregious. Their activities
are not limited to "Ponzi" schemes, but include all kinds of
securities frauds, insider trading, institutional corruption,
fiduciary fraud, misuse of escrow funds and thefts of pensions
and savings. False advertising, price fixing, price gouging, and
deceptive practices by telemarketers, contractors and service
providers also come within this description, as do crimes
committed by government employees, elected and appointed
officials and all types of political corruption.
- The perpetrators of these crimes are usually somewhat more
sophisticated than the average street criminal. Their modus
operandi is usually more complicated and their crimes much
more profitable, requiring a more complex investigation. How
are these crimes much more profitable, requiring a more
complex investigation. How are these crimes investigated and
who investigates them? What are some examples of recent
- 2. "white-collar" crimes and how much were the criminals caught?
How is corporate crime controlled by legislation; could RICO
laws be used against corrupt corporations, agencies and their
executives? Consider mentioning information from the
following text (Criminal Ivestigation, 11th edition, Christine
Hass Orthmann and Karen Hess, Delmar Cengage Learning,
2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-285-86261-3.)
- I am attaching an outline and my Introduction in the same
document.
- 12 POINT
-1.5 SPACING
- 4 PAGES