Objectives and competences
To enable students to understand the concept and forms of white-collar crime and the caused consequences.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- White-collar crime; concept and definition with the international aspect
- Special characteristics and forms of white-collar crime (business crime)
- Financial crime
- Analysis of white-collar crime
- Analysis of legislation and international documents
- Analysis of measures to combat white-collar crime
- Detection and prevention of white-collar crime
- International trends and techniques in the fight against white-collar crime - issues of cooperation and the exchange of data
- Corporate crime
- Individual forms of white-collar crime in Slovenia
- Research and study of white-collar crime cases
Learning and teaching methods
The course will consist of lectures, seminars, discussions, coursework, case studies, individual and group projects, and individual consultations with the professor. Assistant conducts coursework and study visits to institutions (Comission for the prevention of corruption of the Republic of Slovenia) with the students.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
The curse introduces students to major basic theoretical and practical concepts of white-collar crime and its’ forms.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Through lectures, experiential exercises and seminars, the course enables students to develop skills for understanding white-collar crime, as well as the need to responding to it.
Readings
- Payne, B. K. (2013). White-collar crime: The essentials. Sage.
- Viraj, A., Tičar, B., Florjančič, D. in Eman, K. (2015). Prispevek k preiskovanju sodobnih kaznivih dejanj, povezanih z menedžerskimi odkupi. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 66(2), 91-104.
- Edelbacher, M., Kratcoski, P. in Theil M. (ur.). (2012). Financial crimes: A threat to global security. Taylor and Francis & CRC Press.
- Dobovšek, B. in Slak, B. (2017). Economic crisis and "white informal economy" - a slippery slope. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 37(7/8), 468-476.
- Premrl, P. in Dobovšek, B. (2020). Finančna kriza ali finančna kriminaliteta. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 71(3), 208-217.
Prerequisits
Basic knowledge of criminal investigation and investigation of transnational crime.
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