White-Collar Crime - JURD7594
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: JURD7378, LAWS3478, LAWS8994
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Topics include the landscape of fraud in Australia, the legal interpretations of fraud and forgery offences, offender motivations, and the investigation and prevention of fraud.
Main Topics
- The major forms of white collar crime in Australia
- Motivations for committing fraud
- The appropriate role of the criminal law in controlling fraudulent behaviour
- Legal definitions of fraud and dishonesty
- Differences between fraud, forgery and general dishonesty offences
- The broad nature of defrauding offences and impact on corporate structures
- Methods of fraud prevention
- Forensic accounting practice and fraud detection
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understand the main legal concepts and principles of selected white collar crime laws in NSW and other Australian jurisdictions
- Identify and apply the appropriate offence to prohibited conduct.
- Appreciate the complexity of the social and political history in which these offences have developed and current issues with their scope and enforcement
- Engage with policy debates on law reform in this area
- Complete an independent research essay on a topic related to white collar crime
Course Aims
- To analyse the elements of selected white collar crimes - in particular those not discussed in general criminal courses - and to compare these with offences in other Australian jurisdictions and internationally
- To consider the factors that contribute to the forms and prevalence of white collar crime and fraud from historical, industry, social and psychological perspectives
- To develop students abilities to engage critically with scholarly and professional writings on white collar crime and fraud, and to be able to analyse and synthesise this knowledge in discussions with other students and in written work.
- To develop the ability to communicate in a way that respects the opinions of others and encourages the development of dialogue with others of differing opinions
Assessment
| Class participation | Preparation and engagement in class | 25% |
| Reflective Noes |
10% | |
| Topic outline and literature review | 500 words | 5% |
| Research essay |
6,000 words
|
60% |
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