WHITE COLLAR CRIME - Graduate Seminar
CCJ 6643 (#1208)
SPRING SEMESTER 2007
Credits: 3
DAY:
Tuesday
TIME: Periods 8-10 (3:00 to approximately 5:30 p.m.)
ROOM: 201e Walker
Hall
PROFESSOR: Dr.
Richard C. Hollinger
OFFICE: 217 Walker
Hall
OFFICE HOURS: M, W,
F from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. (or by appointment)
TELEPHONE: 392-1025
(extension #217) (to leave messages on Voice Mail)
EMAIL: rhollin@crim.ufl.edu
WEB page: http://www.crim.ufl.edu/directory/rhollinger.html
PURPOSE:
This course is a
comprehensive examination of the prevalence and impact of crime committed by
those working in the "suites," as opposed to the "streets,"
of
REQUIRED TEXTS:
1) White-Collar
Crime: Classic and Contemporary Views. (3rd edition).
Gilbert
Geis, Robert F. Meier & Lawrence M. Salinger,
(Eds.)
2) Corporate and
Governmental Deviance: Problems of Organizational Behavior in Contemporary
Society (6th edition).
M.
David Ermann and Richard J. Lundman
(Eds.).
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Course Outline and Schedule |
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January 9 |
1 |
Course Introduction and Overview |
Syllabus, GM&S Introduction |
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January 16 |
2 |
Definitions of WCC |
GM&S: 1,2,3 |
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January 23 |
3 |
More Definitional Issues |
E&L: 1,2,3,4,5 |
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January 30 |
4 |
Organizational and Occupational WCC |
Handout ; GM&S: 4,5,6,7 |
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February 6 |
5 |
Crimes Against Consumers and General Public |
E&L: 6,7,12,15 |
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February 13 |
6 |
Crimes Against Consumers and General Public (continued) |
GM & S: 10,11 |
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February 20 |
7 |
Crimes By Government and Public Officials |
E&L: 14,16 |
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February 27 |
8 |
Crimes Against Employees |
GM&S: 9 |
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March 6 |
9 |
Employee Theft |
Hollinger chapter |
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March 13 |
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Spring Break |
(no class) |
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March 20 |
10 |
Hollinger is out of
town |
(no class) |
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March 27 |
11 |
Causes of Organizational/Corporate Crime |
GM&S: 19,20,21,22 |
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April 3 |
12 |
Societal Reaction to Organizational and Corporate Crime |
GM&S: 16,17,18,23,24 |
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April 10 |
13 |
Paper Abstracts Presented in class |
Abstracts and outlines due |
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April 17 |
14 |
Paper Presentations (in class) |
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April 24 |
15 |
Paper Presentations (in class, if needed) |
Research Paper Due |
SEMINAR EXPECTATIONS:
Throughout my
career I have been frustrated by the fact that my graduate seminars have ofter turned into mini-lectures, with me doing the talking
and the students just taking notes. This is not the students' fault, but
mine. This mini-lecture format is not at all what I had expected a
graduate seminar to be. As such, I would like to try something different
this time to see if I can improve the results. I would like to have you,
the students, take primary responsibility for presenting the weekly readings
and leading the discussions. My role should be to facilitate, stimulate,
provide focus, and help bring out the major points out in the discussion.
Each week students will voluntarily select specific readings from the above
list and be primarily responsible for presenting and leading the
discussion. In addition, students are encouraged to find new WCC articles
to share with the class (which will be posted on WEBCT). My goal is to
make this seminar a group learning experience that is dramatically different
from the undergraduate classroom experience. Each of you will be equally
responsible for participation and discussion leadership.
Each week students will
voluntarily select specific readings from the above list and be primarily
responsible for presenting and leading the discussion. My goal is to make
this seminar a group learning experience that is dramatically different from
the undergraduate classroom experience. Each of you will be equally
responsible for participation and discussion leadership. Note that each week those students presponsible
for leading the discussion are expected to provide a short outline of the
material for the other students and me to follow.
RESEARCH PAPER:
A major research paper
is required to be completed during this semester. An outline with an
abstract will be required by April 10th. The final version will be due in
class on Tuesday, April 24th and will consist of no less than 15 and no more
than 30 typewritten, double-spaced pages (excluding references). Papers will be
required to be formatted in 12 pt. type with one inch margins. Penalties
of five points per day will be assessed daily for papers that are
late. Each student is required to have his/her research topic
choice approved before beginning to write. If you are not sure what to
write about, you should consult the instructor ASAP.
Paper Oral Presentation:
Since my goal for this
courses include enhancing your scholarly research and writing skills, I want to
replicate the academic paper preparation experience in all of its
dimensions. As such, at the end of the semester you will be expected to
present your research paper in a fifteen to twenty
minute oral presentation (similar to the time frame provided in professional
meeting sessions). The final class periods in April will be dedicated to
student oral paper presentations summarizing your
major findings, conclusions, and literature review to me and the rest of the
class.
GRADING:
Your final grade will be
comprised of three factors, weekly class participation (30%), final paper
(60%), and the oral presentation of your final paper (10%).
Obviously, regular class attendance and active participation in discussion is
required of all students. You must be prepared for each seminar session
by demonstrating that you have completed the assigned readings for that
week. This applies to everyone, not just for the students who are
responsible for leading the discussion for that week. If you are responsible
for presenting specific material, brief paper outlines are expected in that
week's class.
Final
Paper
60%
Final Paper Oral Presentation
10%
Class
Participation
30%
No extra credit work will be assigned or accepted. Cheating, unauthorized
collaboration on papers, plagiarism (even electronic), or other forms of
academic dishonesty will be considered grounds for course failure and referral
to
Students requesting
classroom disability accommodation must first register with the Dean of
Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will then provide
documentation to your instructor regarding the requested accommodation.