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CRJS 425

Criminal Justice (CRJS) 425
White-Collar Crime and Investigation (Revision 3)

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Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.

Credits: 3 - Reading course - Applied Studies.

Prerequisite: None .

Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies

CRJS 425 is not available for challenge.

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Overview

The primary emphasis of Criminal Justice 425 White Collar Crime is on the increasing costs of non-violent crimes: crimes perpetrated within the business environment.

Students will be introduced to current perspectives dominant in the field of financial investigations. Discussions will include the following sources of information: accounting procedures, methods of tracing funds, banking and financial record-keeping, interviewing as applied to detecting and resolving financial crime. Primary emphasis will be placed on theoretical principles and applications of financial investigative technique.

Secondarily, this course focuses on the dimension of white collar crime in Canada, beginning with a conceptual definition of activity that constitutes white collar crime. Canadian law enforcement efforts will be discussed, as well as international enforcement approaches. Key concepts related to white collar crime and investigation will be examined in the context of Canadian law enforcement approaches.

Problems with enforcement, due to the organized structure and the requirement of special knowledge, will be examined in detail.

Outline

Criminal Justice 425: White-Collar Crime and Investigation comprises ten units as follows:

Unit 1: Defining White-Collar Crime

Unit 2: The Impact of White-Collar Crime

Unit 3: The Law of Fraud in Canada

Unit 4: Money Laundering in Canada

Unit 5: The Role of Canadian Law Enforcement

Unit 6: The Police Investigation

Unit 7: The Forensic Accountant's Investigation

Unit 8: Classic White-Collar Crime

Unit 9: Forensic Accounting Methods and Techniques

Unit 10: Future Issues in White-Collar Crime

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Evaluation

To receive credit for CRJS 425, you must achieve a grade of at least 50 percent on the course assignments and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Assignment
1		 Assignment
2		 Assignment
3		 Final Exam Total
10% 25% 35% 30% 100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Beare, M. E. (1996). Criminal Conspiracies: Organized Crime
in Canada. Scarborough, On: Nelson Canada.

Thompson, D. (1997). Greed: Investment Fraud in
Canada and Around the Globe. Toronto: Penquin.

Pamphlet

RCMP. (1997). Money Laundering: A perspective Guide for Small Business and Currency Exchanges in Canada. RCMP Proceeds of Crime Branch.

Other material

The course materials also include a study guide, student manual and reading file.

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