Case Study 2: White-Collar Crimes

According
to the text, white-collar crime refers to offenses committed by workers
in the course of their commercial activities. In this case study, you
will explore white-collar crime as committed by Julian Assange.

Read the article titled “U.S. v. WikiLeaks: espionage and the First Amendment”, located at http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40653249/ns/us_news-wikileaks_in_security/t/us-v-wikileaks-espionage-first-amendment/.
Next, view the indictment titled “18 U.S.C. § 793: US Code – Section
793: Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information”, located at http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/18/I/37/793.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Examine
   three (3) elements of white-collar crime and then determine whether or
   not defendant Julian Assange has committed a white-collar crime or any
   action that requires prosecution. Provide a rationale to support your
   position.
2. Summarize the Espionage Act, and identify three (3)
   of the most significant portions of the Act, which you believe Assange
   infringed upon. Provide support for your opinion.
3. Analyze the
   significance of the growing support for Assange and then examine the
   degree to which the support he receives is likely a result of his
   actions of committing a victimless and costless crime. Next, give your
   opinion as to whether Assange got the outcome that he intended as a
   result of his actions. Provide a rationale to support your response.
4. As
   a result of a number of overwhelming facts surrounding this case,
   debate the likelihood of the Department of Justice categorizing
   Assange’s behavior as deviant. Next, determine three (3) possible
   effects on the pursuit of justice if the Justice Department does or does
   not consider Assange’s behavior deviant. Justify your response.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the
  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
  the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Properly classify criminal offenders and discuss criminal typologies.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues related to the criminal mind.
• Write clearly and concisely about the criminal mind topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Click here to view the grading rubric.