ClassInfo - Spring 2017 Sociology Classes

Spring 2017 | SOC 4135H Section 001: Honors: Sociology of White-Collar Crime (69270)

Instructor(s): Joachim Savelsberg
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Honors
Meets With:: SOC 4135 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017

Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 115
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Spring 2024

Course Catalog Description:: Causes/consequences of white-collar crime. Control issues, including public perception, legislation, criminal law responses (enforcement, sentencing, punishment), and alternative control mechanisms. prereq: 3101 or 3102 or instr consent; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:: Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?savel001+SOC4135H+Spring2017
Class Description:: This course deals with different types of white-collar crime, their causation, the damage they cause, and their control. We will learn from outstanding literature, videos, and guest speakers and explore cases in depth. The course is divided into two parts. Part I. distinguishes different types of white-collar crime (e.g., embezzlement, fraud, conflict of interest, and corruption). We also distinguish between upper class, occupational, and organizational crimes in private and government sectors. We explore their causation and the damage they cause. We compare white-collar crime with street crime. Do we need special theories to explain white-collar crime? We also take a look at parallels between corporate crime and the involvement of white-collar workers in state organized crimes such as genocide. Part II. deals with the perception, legislation, and control of white-collar crime. How does the public view white-collar crime? What are the chances that legislatures will take steps against white-collar offending? Under what conditions are they likely to criminalize behavior? We then follow the criminal justice process, based on a collection of articles and on a number of concrete cases. We look at police and prosecution, the role of defense attorneys, the sentencing decisions of judges, and the way defendants experience the response of the criminal justice system. We finally learn about innovative and alternative strategies and responses to white-collar crime. Honors students are expected to demonstrate greater depth of discussion, depth and to a degree length of writing assignments, presentations, and leadership of the students.
Grading:: 40% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
5% In-class Presentations -------- In addition, a 10-page paper of high quality to qualify for honors credit
Exam Format:: Combination of multiple choice and short-answer questions
Class Format:: 60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities small group work
Workload:: 40 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s) ---- plus honors credit paper
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/69270/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 12 November 2016

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