Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology

Corporate Crime

Corporate Crime

Convenors

Douglas Allan, Charles Sturt University

Jamie Ferrill, Charles Sturt University

Description
The thematic group brings together scholars to advance theory, knowledge and practice in the study of corporate or so-called ‘white-collar’ crime. Criminology has long-recognised that in spite of the huge losses to victims and harms to society the criminal legal system has great difficulty in conceptualising and responding to corporate crime. Organisational harms may be redefined and responded to as regulatory offences, if at all. This thematic group will bring together members who undertake research in this area including:

  • Harms caused by corporations – including environmental and workplace harms
  • Victims of corporate crime
  • The intersectionality of corporate and state crime
  • Multinational corporations
  • Crime and misconduct against organisations
  • Organisational theory
  • Regulatory models and regulatory capture
  • Construction of the corporation as a legal subject
  • Establishing organisational culpability
  • Punishment of the corporation
  • Cultural representations of corporate crime
  • Public knowledge and understanding of corporate crime


Aims and Objectives
The Corporate Crime thematic group aims to:

  • Foster the exchange and deepening of ideas between scholars operating in Australia/New Zealand-Aotearoa and globally
  • Form a cross-institutional research network that promotes communication, research, collaboration, dissemination, mentoring and support
  • Enhance the relevance and impact of existing and emerging research areas
  • Provide a ‘corporate crime’ stream within the ANZSOC conference program
  • Maintain a presence on the ANZSOC website and act as a point of first contact for information about this research area


Members

  • Jarrett Blaustein, Australian National University
  • Michelle Geiszler, University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Fiona Haines, University of Melbourne
  • Jade Lindley, University of Western Australia
  • Andrew Low, SA Police
  • Adam Masters, Australian National University
  • Shanza Mahhmood, CCRC
  • Anton Moiseienko, Australian National University
  • Jagrut Raval
  • Dimitri Razos, The University of Melbourne
  • Rick Sarre, University of South Australia
  • Russell Smith, Australian Institute of Criminology
  • Elizabeth Stanley, University of Victoria, Wellington
  • Peter Wah Fun Mok, Fortune Chambers, Hong Kong

Last updated September 2024.

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