LCJS 1530 - ORGANIZED CRIME

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course examines the history and ongoing development of organized crime. The emergence of "non-traditional" groups that compete for power and profits will be examined, as well as the alliances between various criminal groups that have evolved and resulted in the phenomenon of "transnational" organized crime. Those "non-traditional" groups include, but are not necessarily limited to, domestic and international terrorist organizations. Neither organized crime nor a terrorist organization can be effectively discussed without integrating the evolution of US drug policy, which therefore will be included. The course also will give attention to the impact of organized crime on the private sector, as well as to the various government tactics used to counter organized crime.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Global Studies

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