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 Organizational structure Shapiro: The social organization of trust

Case: 12 Angry Men

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

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?

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

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

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)

Mintzberg: Visualizing the organization

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

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?

Questions and remarks… ? !