JS 333 White Collar Crime 2011
Note: You will not know in advance which questions will be selected for the exam so it is advisable to prepare for each question. Remember the exam will be closed-notes and closed-book. Your answers should reflect the breadth of information presented in the class and must incorporate specific material from the course readings whenever appropriate. Please bring a blank blue book to the exam.
One of the essay questions below will appear on your exam, plus there will be a short answer, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, true/false section:
1) Compare and contrast the dynamics involved in the case studies of the Pharmor case and the Enron case. Consider at least:
a) The nature of the acts and actors involved
b) The ways in which the acts were institutionalized
c) The role of rationalizations
d) The role of repression
e) Reactions
2) Provide a thorough analysis of the Challenger Shuttle Disaster. Be sure to at least cover:
a) The nature of the actors
b) The nature of the acts, including how they originated
c) How the acts were institutionalized
d) The consequences and reactions to the case
3) Explore the role of excuses, justifications and lies for making sense of white collar crime. Be sure to address at least:
a) All of Sykes and Matza’s techniques of neutralization
b) Heavy Electrical Equipment scandal
c) My Lai Massacre
d) Watergate
e) Bay of Pigs
Don’t forget to study your readings and notes to prepare for the short answer/fill-in-the-blank, etc. section.