White Collar Crime Current Events

Students will review news sources and identify a white-collar crime case of relevance. Articles can deal with any form of white-collar crime that we have discussed (e.g. fraud, corruption, environmental offenses, embezzlement, religion, state, military, CJS, unsafe products, etc.) and can report on a particular criminal incident, an offender, a criminal trial or other official action, sentencing, etc.

  • Include a link to your chosen article, briefly describe it, and then respond to it.
  • The written reaction should include your personal reflections on the crime, and information you have learned in the class.
    • Questions you might want to answer in your reaction are:
      • How does this relate to class?
      • How do you rate the severity of the crime?
      • Does the disposition of the crime seem fair?
      • How does this compare to a street crime or to the treatment of street criminals?
      • How was this case treated in the media?
        • Harsh language, how hard was it to find the story, etc.?
      • Were you shocked or surprised by this story? Why or why not?

The written response should be at least 500 words

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