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POL303 Organised Crime (8)

Abstract

This subject 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; and policy implications of contemporary debates for policing and security agencies.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
OnlineManly Campus
Session 2
OnlineManly Campus
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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLAustralian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Enrolment restrictions

This subject is only available to participants in the following courses:- Bachelor of Policing
Bachelor of Policing (Investigations)
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Border Management
Bachelor of Public Safety and Security
 
 

Learning Outcomes

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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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.