Road to compliance in post-socialist Czechia: from anti-organized crime via anti-corruption to the commodification of serious crime control
This chapter explores the emergence of the compliance-industrial complex in post-socialist Czechia, utilizing Michel Foucault’s theoretical concepts of problematization and apparatus. The argument is framed as a three-stage process: repressive, preventive, and pre-emptive. The repressive phase, whic...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Compliance, defiance, and 'dirty' luxury
Year: 2024, Pages: 203-235 |
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| Summary: | This chapter explores the emergence of the compliance-industrial complex in post-socialist Czechia, utilizing Michel Foucault’s theoretical concepts of problematization and apparatus. The argument is framed as a three-stage process: repressive, preventive, and pre-emptive. The repressive phase, which began in the early 1990s, involved the assimilation of the organized crime concept into Czech discourse. In the preventive phase, around the turn of the twenty-first century, corruption gained autonomy from organized crime discourse. The pre-emptive phase witnessed the transformation of corruption control into a transactional commodity known as compliance. The chapter also examines the diverse actors and techniques engaged in crime control, encompassing state ‘elite’ police departments, media, anti-corruption organizations, investigative journalists, political parties, and private enterprises. These actors often operate in hybrid capacities within, below, and beyond state government. Finally, this exploration reveals the implications of the evolving crime control landscape for society, shedding light on the intricate complexities characterizing Czechia’s serious crime control evolution. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 230-235 |
| ISBN: | 9783031571398 |
