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Syllabus white Collar Crime - 61213
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Last update 25-10-2017
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: criminology

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Uri Bruck

Coordinator Email: Coach.uribruck@gmail.com

Coordinator Office Hours:

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Uri Bruck

Course/Module description:
The course will deal with white-collar crimes and the ways in which the literature deals with them.

Course/Module aims:

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Students should be able to understand theories of the phenomenon of whit-collar crime, as well as criticism against them.

Attendance requirements(%):

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal

Course/Module Content:
Lesson 1: Introduction - Definition of White Collar Crimes
Lesson 2: Scope of the phenomenon and problems in measuring the scope
Lessons 3 + 4: Implications of the phenomenon, WCC casualties, public perceptions, and characteristics of the offenders
Lessons 5 + 6: Corporate Offenses, Professional Offenses, Offenses Committed by the State and / or Its Employees, Hybrid White Collar Crimes
Lessons 7 + 8: The differential connective theory and the use of neutralization techniques as explanations of white-collar crime, theoretical explanations at macro, micro and integrative levels
Lesson 9: Policing and Regulation of WCC
Lesson 10: Capital and Government - Offenses of Public Officials: The Specific Case of the Bribery Offense
Lesson 11: Case Studies of White Collar Crimes (Waste Disposal, Drug Crimes, Internet Sales, Consumer Crimes, Local Government Crimes, Sports Offenses, Money Laundering, Competition, Identity Theft)
Lesson 12: Tax Offenses
Lesson 13: Deterrence of white collar crime
Lesson 14: Summary

Required Reading:
שיעור 1 Lesson
Levi, M. (2006). The media construction of financial white-collar crimes. The British Journal of Criminology, 46, 1037-1057.
שיעור 2 Lesson
Simpson, S., Harris, A. & Mattson, B. (1993). Measuring corporate crime. In M., Blankenship (Ed.). Understanding corporate criminality (pp.115-140). New York: Garland.
שיעור 3+4 Lessons
Croall, H. (2012). Victims of white collar crime and corporate crime. In P., Davies, P., Francis & C., Greer (Eds.). Victims, crime and society (pp78-108). SAGE Publications Ltd.
שיעור 5+6 Lessons
Glasbeek, H.J. (2002). An ill-assorted trio: capitalism, the market, & the corporation. In Wealth by stealth: Corporate crime, corporate law and the perversion of democracy (pp. 15-24). Toronto: Between the Lines.
שיעור 7+8 Lessons
Piquero, N.L., Tibbetts, S.G. & Blankenship, M.B. (2005). Examining the role of differential association and techniques of neutralization in explaining corporate crime. Deviant Behavior, 26, 159-188.
שיעור 9 Lesson
Wheeler, S., Weisburd, D., & Bode, N. (1982). Sentencing the white-collar offender: Rhetoric and reality. American Sociological Review, 47, 641-659.
שיעור 10 Lesson
Sanyal, R. (2005). Determinants of bribery in international business: The cultural and economic factors. Journal of Business Ethics, 59, 139-145.
שיעור 11 Lesson
Allison, S., Schuck, A, & Lersch K (2005). “Exploring the crime of identity theft: Prevalence, clearance rates, and victim/offender characteristics. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33, 19-29.
שיעור 12 Lesson
Mason, R., & Calvin, L. D. (1984). Public confidence and admitted tax evasion.National Tax Journal, 489-496.‏
שיעור 13 Lesson
Ivancevich, J. M., Duening, T. N., Gilbert, J. A., & Konopaske, R. (2003). Deterring white-collar crime. The Academy of Management Executive, 17(2), 114-127.‏

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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