AJ 61 - ORGANIZED CRIME AND CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE IN AMERICA

    Recent Professors
    T. Olson
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    40–45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Provides the student with an introduction to the study of organized crime and criminal enterprise. Students examine the influence of covert criminal activities, including street gangs, prison gangs, and traditional organized crime upon social structure; symptoms and recognition of organized crime activity, including the interrelationship with drugs/narcotics, white-collar crime, and vice operations; and the historical and contemporary problems faced by criminal justice agencies combating these criminal enterprises in the United States.