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Organized Crime
Module 1: Definitions of Organized Crime
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Defining Organized Crime
Definition in Convention
Similarities & Differences
Activities, Organization, Composition
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Excerpts of Legislation
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 1
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 2: Organizing the Commission of Crimes
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Legal Definitions of Organized Crimes
Conspiracy
Criminal Association
Definitions in the Organized Crime Convention
Criminal Organizations and Enterprise Laws
Enabling Offence: Obstruction of Justice
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Excerpts of Legislation
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 2
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 3: Organized Crime Markets
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Drug Trafficking
Firearms Trafficking
Wildlife & Forest Crime
Counterfeit Products Trafficking
Falsified Medical Products
Trafficking in Cultural Property
Trafficking in Persons
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies & Exercises
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 3
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 4: Infiltration in Business & Government
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Extortion
Extortion Racketeering
Loansharking
Links to Corruption
Bribery versus Extortion
Money-Laundering
Liability of Legal Persons
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies & Exercises
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Excerpts of Legislation
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 4
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 5: Measuring Organized Crime
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
How much Organized Crime is there?
Alternative Ways for Measuring
Measuring Product Markets
Risk Assessment
Key Concepts of Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment of Organized Crime Groups
Risk Assessment of Product Markets
Risk Assessment in Practice
Summary
References
Exercises
Exercises & Case Studies
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 5
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 6: Causes and Facilitating Factors
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Positivism: Environmental Influences
Classical: Pain-Pleasure Decisions
Structural Factors
Ethical Perspective
Crime Causes & Facilitating Factors
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 6
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 7: Models of Organized Criminal Groups
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Models and Structure
Hierarchical Model
Local, Cultural Model
Enterprise or Business Model
Groups vs Activities
Networked Structure
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 7
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 8: Law Enforcement Tools
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Jurisdiction
Investigators of Organized Crime
Special Investigative Techniques
Controlled Deliveries
Physical & Electronic Surveillance
Undercover Operations
Financial Analysis
Use of Informants
Rights of Victims & Witnesses
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies & Exercises
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Excerpts of Legislation
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 8
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 9: Prosecution Strategies
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Role of Prosecutors
Adversarial vs Inquisitorial Legal Systems
Mitigating Punishment
Granting Immunity from Prosecution
Witness Protection
Summary
References
Exercises
Case Studies
Thinking Critically Through Fiction
Excerpts of Legislation
Possible Class Structure
Core Reading
Advanced Reading
Student Assessment
Review & Assessment Questions
Quiz 9
Research & Independent Study Questions
Additional Teaching Tools
Module 10: Sentencing and Confiscation
Introduction & Learning Outcomes
Key Issues
Aggravating & Mitigating Factors
Sentencing Options
Alternatives to Imprisonment
Death Penalty & Organized Crime
Backgrounds of Convicted Offenders
Confiscation
Confiscation in Practice
Summary
