NCJ Number
147026
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Education Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (Fall 1993) Pages: 325-348
Date Published
1993
Length
24 pages
Annotation
Support is provided for making white collar crime part of the core curriculum in criminal justice.
Abstract
Social factors that resulted in white collar crime being ignored until the 1960s and the emergence of white collar crime as a specialty area in criminology is discussed. Over the past two decades, white collar crime has moved from the fringes of criminology towards the periphery of its core. Although interest in the area has grown considerably, however, it remains on the periphery and continues to be given limited attention in criminal justice education programs. This article argues that the traditional criminal justice curriculum provides students of criminal justice with a distorted view of the social realities of crime. The core curriculum in criminal justice should include a course on white collar crime. This can be used by professors and students to "hold a mirror to" assumptions frequently made about crime. Guidance is provided regarding the kinds of issues a course on white collar crime should address. To assist in developing persons with the expertise to teach the subject, a list of scholarly works on white collar crime is provided.