Corruption, organized crime and the bright side of subversion of law

Gamba, Astrid; Immordino, Giovanni; Piccolo, Salvatore

doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.02.003

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“…Although these statements hold some weightage, it cannot be refuted that corruption is a global issue. Developed countries in Europe such as Italy are also exposed to the risk of corruption (Gamba et al , 2018). The former President of France and Prime Minister of Italy for example were in question for corruption by using their position for personal and family benefits (Campus, 2010).…”

Section: Fraudmentioning

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Public sector fraud: the Malaysian perspective

Zahari

Said

Muhamad

2021

JFC

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Purpose This paper aims to explore and compare the perception of public sector employees on fraud and associated fraud behaviours. Design/methodology/approach The population of this study comprised 44 managers from the Malaysian Federal government departments. The analysis was based on an open-response questionnaire using data-driven thematic analysis. This was based on the context and latent content of the respondents. The items in the questionnaire examined the perceived definition, actions and experience of corruption in their departments. Findings The findings revealed that respondents acknowledged that bribery as one of the central element of fraud. They recognise fraudulent behaviour and practice in their organisation together with sharing these experiences in the study. Common results indicate that leaders play a major role in shaping the organisation as they present themselves as a model to the mployees. From the human resource perspective, having multiple side businesses while being in employed in the government sector would heavily impact performance and accountability. Research limitations/implications Fraud is observed as a practice that needs to be addressed to improve government efficiency. The uniqueness was that the respondents acknowledged the existence of fraud and its implications through the activities of bribery, abuse of power and giving out favours. There is a need for organisations to focus on transparency and value to mitigate fraud. Practical implications This paper contributes towards the continuous effort in expanding fraud literature and human behaviour. The data obtained was distinctive in terms of the perspective of a developing economy and such fraud information and responses are different as compared to developed economies. Originality/value The empirical study of the public sector organisations enables important contribution towards effective public governance and administration. The results have important implications for preparing functional strategic management and controls for the public sector.

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Section: Fraudmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public sector fraud: the Malaysian perspective

Zahari

Said

Muhamad

2021

JFC

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“…Nevertheless, a particular involvement of the procedural provisions in criminal matters is necessary to outline its specific effects on the judiciary. The legal doctrine has highlighted regarding the offenders that the criminal sanctions are unavoidable consequences of criminal behaviour, which assure both coercion and reeducation of those who committed offenses 23 .…”

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Criminal Investigation of the Corruption Crimes: Evidence and Procedure in an Interdisciplinary Approach

Magherescu¹

2020

Rev. Bras. Dir. Proc. Penal

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Approaching criminality in an interdisciplinary context has concerned practitioners in the last decades. The same situation is observed in criminal cases having as object the criminal investigation of corruption crimes, knowing the fact that this phenomenon is still into the judicial authorities' attention. In practice, there is a substantial jurisprudence on this topic. The current paper focuses on criminal investigation of the corruption in an interdisciplinary context, including elements of forensic investigation, gathering evidence by means of forensic science, as well as their administration during the criminal proceedings. Moreover, researching the current topic aims at analyzing phenomenon from the perspective of the judicial bodies' efforts of assuring functions of discovering and preventing corruption crimes, as well as punishing defendants during the criminal proceedings. In order to achieve this goal, the paper is designed in a qualitative research, with comparative elements and aspects of jurisprudence in criminal matters.

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“…In contrast to our paper, the actions of the police are not examined in light of the need for the criminal organization to maintain internal discipline. Piccolo and Immordino (2017), Gamba et al (2018), Acconcia et al (2013), and Spagnolo (2000 study the effects of leniency programs on criminal organizations. Like us, they are concerned with the stability of the criminal organization.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Piccolo and Immordino (2017), Gamba et al (2018), Acconcia et al (2013), and Spagnolo (2000, 2004) study the effects of leniency programs on criminal organizations. Like us, they are concerned with the stability of the criminal organization.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Should the police give priority to violence within criminal organizations? A personnel economics perspective

Bravard,

Durieu,

Kamphorst

et al. 2023

J Public Economic Theory

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Even among themselves, criminals are not seen as trustworthy. Consequently, a criminal organization needs to incentivize its members, either by threats of violence or by rewarding good behavior. The cost of using violence depends on the resources police allocate to investigating intraorganizational violence. This means that the police may affect the choice of an incentive scheme by the criminal organization. The design of the optimal strategy for crime control has to take this into account. We develop a model of an infinitely repeated criminal labor market where (i) a criminal organization hires and incentivizes members, and (ii) peripheral crime (crime outside the criminal organization) is a stepping stone to a career in organized crime. We establish that there are two possible optimal strategies for the police. (i) There are situations in which the optimal strategy for the police is to use all of their resources to decrease the efficiency of criminals. (ii) In other situations, the optimal strategy for the police is to spend the minimum amount of resources to ensure that the criminal organization cannot punish disloyal criminals, and spend the rest of their resources to decrease the efficiency of criminals.

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Corruption, organized crime and the bright side of subversion of law

Cited by 15 publications

References 58 publications

Public sector fraud: the Malaysian perspective

Public sector fraud: the Malaysian perspective

Criminal Investigation of the Corruption Crimes: Evidence and Procedure in an Interdisciplinary Approach

Should the police give priority to violence within criminal organizations? A personnel economics perspective

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