POL303 Organised Crime (8)

CSU Discipline Area: History/Art History (HISTO)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This is the fourth subject in a politics and policy sequence designed for the B.Soc.Sc. (Criminal Justice). It deals with: the problems of defining organised crime; with the history, both overseas and in Australia, of traditional forms of organising crime in the vice industry; corporate crime and public sector corruption; policy implications of contemporary debates for police agencies.

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Session 1
Distance	Goulburn
Session 2
Distance	Goulburn

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: POL303

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

This subject is only available to participants in the following courses:-

Bachelor of Social Science (Criminal Justice)
Bachelor of Policing
Bachelor of Policing (Investigations)

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

- be able to define organised crime
- be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of organised crime history
- be able to analyse the wider problem of corporate crime and public sector corruption
- be able to demonstrate the relationship between organised crime and terrorism
- contribute to debate on policy to control organised crime

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

Defining organised crime
Histories of traditional organised crime in North America, Europe, South East Asia, Australia
Recent developments in organised crime in Australia
Other forms of organised crime
The corruption debate
Policy implications

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