CJ 301 - Organized Crime

Institution:

Alvernia University

Subject:

Description:

Nature and problems of the criminal organization including historic roots; causal factors of organized crime in American society; activities, organizations, and economics of organized crime including the trafficking of controlled substances; the problems of corruption and graft, and the development of strategies to control the activities of organized crime, drug trafficking organizations including drug cartels and outlaw motocycle gangs, gangs, and the new ethnic mobs. Proactive strategies of investigation are presented including the use of undercover police officers, confidential informants, and electronic surveillance. Prerequisite: CJ 101, 175.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2005 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.alvernia.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 796-8200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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