CJ 122 - Introduction to Economic Crime Investigation

Credit Hour(s): 3
Contact Hours: (3, 0)

This course is designed to educate students about the nature, origin and permutations of fraud and high technology-based or assisted criminal activity (a.k.a. computer crime). Students will be provided with a foundation in the legal principles of information security and specific investigative methods and techniques which are utilized by practitioners to investigate fraud and high technology crime in modern law enforcement and/or business settings. Focus on legal foundations will be applicable, including criminal and civil federal laws contained in the United States Code as well as criminal and civil laws contained in the codes of New York State.