Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS220   19966-20005 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/28/96  
AJS220      19966-20005 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Special Investigations: Organized Crime
An advanced course in the specialized area of organized crime in the United States and its major areas of criminal activity. Includes illegal gambling operations; loan sharking; bankruptcy fraud; labor racketeering; monopolistic and coercive competitive practices; illegal use of stocks, bonds, and credit cards; narcotic trafficking and organized vice operations. The application of search, wiretap and surveillance laws as they apply to organized crime investigation. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS220   19966-20005 Special Investigations: Organized Crime
1. Describe organized crive. (I)
2. Describe the sources of power in a community that affect organized crime. (I)
3. Describe the workings of organized criminals in a community. (I)
4. Describe political pressure groups and how these groups influence the passage of laws and enforcement policy. (I)
5. Describe the ways in which organized crime perpetrates gambling, prostitution, and drug empires. (II)
6. Describe the complexities of enforcing obscenity and pornography laws. (II)
7. Identify the ways in which white color crime penetrates a business. (II)
8. Identify the key elements of social frauds. (II)
9. Identify selected militant groups and reported actions of these groups. (II)
10. Describe the importance of the legal system in organized crime control. (III)
11. Describe the key problems involved in organized crime enforcement. (III)
12. Describe the types of training and education needed for organized crime control. (IV)
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AJS220   19966-20005 Special Investigations: Organized Crime
    I. The social ramifications of organized crime
        A. The relationship of organized crime to the community social structure
        B. Symptoms of organized crime
        C. Political influences in enforcement
        D. Role of the legal system in organized crime
      II. Vice crimes
          A. Gambling
          B. Prostitution
          C. Drug traffic
          D. Obscenity and pornography
          E. White collar crime
          F. Business transactions
          G. Militant groups
        III. Internal agency operation
            A. Organization and management problems for organized crime control
            B. Intelligence gathering and dissemination
            C. Methods for control
          IV. Education and training
              A. For organized crime control
              B. For public awareness
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