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Studying Corruption: Organizational Criminology

Studying Corruption: Organizational Criminology. Roland Moerland Department of Criminal Law and Criminology. Introduction. Case: 12 Angry Men Explaining behavior… Studying crime: Classical criminology Studying crime: Organizational criminology Defining and Visualizing the organization

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Studying Corruption: Organizational Criminology

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  1. Studying Corruption: Organizational Criminology Roland Moerland Department of Criminal Law and Criminology

  2. Introduction • Case: 12 Angry Men • Explaining behavior… • Studying crime: Classical criminology • Studying crime: Organizational criminology • Defining and Visualizing the organization • Organizational structure • Shapiro: The social organization of trust

  3. Case: 12 Angry Men

  4. How to explain their behavior? Look at individual jurors? or Look at institutional characteristics of jury?

  5. Studying Crime: Classical Criminology  Explaining crime Elements of crime • Motive: reason for action • Means: instrument/tool used in action • Opportunity: condition favorable to action  Implications for prevention?

  6. Organizational criminology? • The organizational society… • Relatively new sub-discipline • Specialized field of knowledge • Extension study of white collar crime • Sutherland: persons vs. companies • A different perspective on criminality • Agency vs. Formal and informal constraints • Perception determines approach

  7. Studying Crime: Organizational Criminology  Explaining crime • Organizational structure/configuration • Provides for elements of crime • The criminogenic organization • Crime facilitative/coercive organizations  Implications for prevention?

  8. Defining the organization • Means to and end (goal orientated) • Collection of roles (participants) • Normative order (rules) • Hierarchy (ranks of authority) • Technology (hardware + knowledge) • Systems (coordination/communication) • Environment (space outside boundaries)

  9. Mintzberg: Visualizing the organization

  10. Organizational structure Organizational paradox: • Division of labor - differentiation • Coordination – integration Tension creates pyramidal configuration

  11. Shapiro: Social organization of trust • Trust is vital in organizational functioning • Principle – agent relationship • Abuse of implied trust… a crime? • Implications for prevention and control?

  12. Questions and remarks… ? !

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