Assignment Details
Assignment Description
Reminder: Initial Discussion Board posts due by Thursday, responses due by Saturday
Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Thursday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Saturday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
During the first week of your job training, the topic of white-collar crime is reviewed from an historical perspective.
There has been much debate regarding the definition of white-collar crime. Edwin Sutherland noted that white-collar crime is crimes committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his or her occupation. The FBI includes a very board definition on its Web site.
Discuss the following:
Search for definitions of white-collar-crime used by enforcement agencies (other than the FBI) or a professional organization, and note the commonality of the definitions. If you are not able to find many definitions, develop your own definition.
What types of white-collar-crimes would not be included in Sutherland’s definition?
Search the news and Web for an example a case of a white-collar crime. Briefly describe this case in a few sentences and identify some of the common elements of white-collar crime in your example. How would you classify your example of white collar crime?
Please do not use the same case example of another post. When posting on the Discussion Board, clearly identify your company selection in your first header line.
Grading Guidelines
Include extent and depth of research 60%–70%
Writing and presentation/mechanics/organization 30%–40%
Total ; 100%
In your own words, please post a response to the discussion board and comments on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.