Browsing Handelshøyskolen BI by Journals "Pakistan Journal of Criminology"
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Analysis of economic crime in religious institutions using convenience theory: What is so special about motive, opportunity and willingness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)There is a research debate whether or not religious people demonstrate less delinquent behavior in terms of white-collar crime. This article focuses on those members of religious institutions who become offenders, and the ... -
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claim Investigated by Special Master Freeh: A Case for Application of Convenience Theory to White-Collar Misconduct
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)After an oil spill in the Gulf, British Petroleum had to compensate victims of the accident. The total compensation was $11 billion. As suggested by the theory of convenience, a financial motive, an organizational ... -
Fraud Examiners in Financial Crime Investigations: The Case of ‘Save the Children’ in Bangladesh
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article presents an evaluation of fraud examination carried out by an inspector general from the United States in Bangladesh. The evaluation identifies a number of shortcomings in the investigation. As presented in ... -
Internal versus external detection of white-collar criminals: An empirical study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article addresses the following research question: What differences might be found between white-collar criminals detected by internal procedures versus white-collar criminals detected by external sources? This ... -
Maturity Levels for Outlaw Groups: The Case of Hells Angels MC
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)McIntosh (2009) argues that from relatively humble beginnings, outlaw motorcycle gangs, such as the Hells Angels, Outlaws, Bandidos, Pagans, Sons of Silence, Mongols, Coffin Cheaters, Black Pistons and others have evolved ... -
Offenders or victims? Convenient self-portraits of white-collar criminals in their autobiographies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)It is often argued that the guilty mind seems more absent among whitecollar criminals than street criminals. This article presents self-portraits of six White-collar criminals in their autobiographies from Germany, Norway, ... -
Policing Financial Crime: Challenges in White-Collar Defense Lawyer Strategies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)White-collar crime lawyer defense strategies represent challenges in policing financial crime. The white-collar crime attorney is a lawyer who is competent in general legal principles and in the substantive and procedural ... -
Private internal reports as evidence in court: The case of Stangeskovene investigation in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Fraud examiners, financial crime specialists and counter fraud specialists are in the business of private internal investigations for their clients. In the case of Stangeskovene in Norway a verdict from Oslo District ... -
Social Conflict Theory and White-collar Criminals: Why Does the Ruling Class Punish their Own?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Social conflict theory suggests that the professional powerful and wealthy represent the elite and ruling class in society. The theory holds that laws and law enforcement are used by the dominant group to minimize threats ...