On the Comparative Study of Corruption

The article presents a comparative perspective and method to explore the topic of corruption. Corruption is the criminal misuse of power. This feature of corruption as a crime suggests that it is an offence that will be committed more often than others by persons of higher social and economic status...

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Authors: Zimring, Franklin E. 1942- (Author) ; Johnson, David T. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2005, Volume: 45, Issue: 6, Pages: 793-809
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
Korruption
Vergleichende Kriminologie
Organisationsstruktur
Weiße-Kragen-Kriminalität
Institution
Kultur
Macht
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Summary:The article presents a comparative perspective and method to explore the topic of corruption. Corruption is the criminal misuse of power. This feature of corruption as a crime suggests that it is an offence that will be committed more often than others by persons of higher social and economic status. Because the criminal misuse of social or political power can be viewed as an abuse of trust, there is a reason to predict that corrupt offenders will be viewed as more blameworthy than those who take by deception or stealth. This same tendency to condemn the misuse of power may explain some of the passion in the criminological discourse about white-collar crime
ISSN:0007-0955
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azi042