American criminal law and laws of New York State. The rule of law and its relation to individual rights in the United States. Police and Society. A socio-historical and comparative analysis of the structure, functions and organization of contemporary police departments. White Collar Crime.
Street crimes command the attention of politicians and the mass media.
But white collar crimes cost our society far more in lives hurt and lost, and property damaged. These white collar crimes take such diverse forms as professional misconduct, deliberate industrial pollution, and governmental repression of political opponents. The course examines the content, causes, and means of controlling these various white collar crimes. Urban Affairs 401. Seminars in Urban Affairs.