• E4J University Module Series: Organized Crime

• Module 2: Organizing the Commission of Crimes

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

• Legal definitions of organized crimes
• Conspiracy
• Criminal association
• Definitions in the Organized Crime Convention
• Criminal organizations and enterprise laws
• Enabling offence: obstruction of justice
• Summary
• References

• Exercises

• Case studies
• Thinking critically through fiction
• Excerpts of legislation

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Review and assessment questions
• Quiz 2
• Research and independent study questions

• Additional teaching tools

 

Published in April 2018

Regional Perspective: Eastern and Southern Africa - added in April 2020

 

 

  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Additional teaching tools

 

This section includes links to relevant teaching aides such as PowerPoint slides and video material, that could help the lecturer teach the issues covered by the Module. Lecturers can adapt the slides and other resources to their needs. 

Documentary

RICO and the Decline of the Mafia.