NVCC COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY
ADJ 216 - ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION (3 CR.)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Addresses judicial efforts against and involvement in corruption, drug, vice, and white-collar crimes, both individual and organized. Lecture 3 hours per week.

GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the history and structure of criminal organizations and their dynamics as society changes and criminal justice methods affect their criminal and corrupting influence.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES

None

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

A. define and identify organized criminal groups
    B. understand the public's and law enforcement's problems in dealing with organized crime
MAJOR TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED
    A. History of organized criminal groups

    B. Criminal activities of criminal groups

    1. Gambling
    2. Loan-sharking
    3. Drug trafficking
    4. Theft
    5. Labor racketeering
    6. Prostitution
    7. Pornography


    C. Combating organized crime

EXTRA TOPICS (optional)

Related topics at the discretion of the instructor

Revised 9/99

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