Applying criminological theory to academic fraud

Walker, Nicholas; Holtfreter, Kristy

doi:10.1108/jfc-12-2013-0071

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“…There is no single accepted definition of academic dishonesty (Kibler 1993), and there are many different definitions in the literature (Walker and Holtfreter 2015). While Jensen et al (2002) identify academic dishonesty specifically as the attempt of students to present the academic work of others as their own, von Dran et al (2001) define academic dishonesty simply as an intention to behave unethically.…”

Section: Academic Dishonestymentioning

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Academic Dishonesty Among Accounting Students: Some Indonesian Evidence

Winardi¹,

Mustikarini²,

Anggraeni³

2017

JAKI

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Academic dishonesty among students has been recognised as a major concern in higher education in Indonesia. Accounting research arguably need to give more attention to this issue. This is partly because of the importance of integrity as part of accounting ethics and professionalism. However, little currently known about academic dishonesty among accounting students in Indonesia. We address this issue by surveying 342 accounting students about their perception of academic dishonesty and what motivates such behaviour. Our respondents were from all first, second or third year undergraduate students at one state university in Indonesia. Drawing from Theory of Planned Behaviour, we examine three individual variables-attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. In addition, we also examine three situational variables-academic integrity culture, definitional ambiguity, and pressure. Six hypotheses were tested, using a Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling. The results reveal that 77.5% of respondents admitted committing academic dishonesty. While all individual factors studies have positive significant effect on the intention to commit academic dishonesty, of the three situational factors only pressure and definitional ambiguity have a positive significant effect. Surprisingly, it is found that academic integrity culture does not have a significant effect.

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Section: Academic Dishonestymentioning

confidence: 99%

Academic Dishonesty Among Accounting Students: Some Indonesian Evidence

Winardi¹,

Mustikarini²,

Anggraeni³

2017

JAKI

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“…Future research incorporating gender should also consider self-control as an explanation for white-collar crime. Such investigations might also consider routine activity theory as a guiding strategy for the prevention of crime in the workplace (Walker and Holtfreter, 2015). Some of the methodological approaches favored by feminist criminologists, such as the construction of offender biographies and subsequent qualitative analyses or mixed methods approaches that include both quantitative and qualitative data, are not always feasible or realistic, given the temporal and financial limitations associated with most research projects.…”

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General theory, gender-specific theory, and white-collar crime

Holtfreter

2015

Journal of Financial Crime

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of gender in white-collar crime. Directions for future research testing general and gender-specific theories are provided. Design/methodology/approach – Prior research is reviewed and critiques of general and gender-specific explanations for offending in the workplace context are advanced. Findings – Gender-specific explanations in other offending contexts (e.g. violent crime) appear to be less applicable to the understanding of white-collar crime, a finding that lends support to general theory. Practical implications – This paper provides an outline for future research testing criminological theory in organizational settings. Originality/value – This paper represents a unique attempt to apply general and gender-specific theories to a variety of financial crimes in the context of organizations.

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“…Even though RAT has been used mainly to understand criminal activities, we argue that it is a good fit to understand the context of academic behaviors that may not be criminal but can surely be dubbed as unethical. There is a dearth of conceptual understanding about academic dishonesty and misconduct, and criminological theories like RAT can illuminate the nuanced contextual issues that can be used to develop effective technology and practice based strategies to prevent these problems (Walker and Holtfreter, 2015).…”

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Unethical practices in online classes during COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of affordances using routine activity theory

Hazra

Priyo

2022

JICES

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Purpose While online classes have enabled many universities to carry out their regular academic activities, they have also given rise to new and unanticipated ethical concerns. We focus on the “dark side” of online class settings and attempt to illuminate the ethical problems associated with them. The purpose of this study is to investigate the affordances stemming from the technology-user interaction that can result in negative outcomes. We also attempt to understand the context in which these deleterious affordances are actualized. Design/methodology/approach We obtain the data from narratives written by students at a top private university in Bangladesh about their experiences of online classes and exams and from focus group discussions with them. We use the lens of affordance theory to identify the abilities that goal-oriented actors – primarily students – obtain from the technology-user interactions, which result in negative outcomes. We also attempt to understand the contextual actualization of those affordances through the lens of Routine Activity Theory (RAT). Findings We find three deleterious affordances and three associated deviant outcomes. Non-monitorability which results in academic dishonesty, disguiseability which results in cyber-truancy, and intrudeability which results in embarrassment and harassment. Our findings reveal a deeper underlying problem with the existing educational approach in the universities of Bangladesh and suggest that there is a need to introduce more modern teaching techniques focused on issues such as student engagement and interactive learning. Originality/value To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that combines affordance theory with RAT to identify unethical practices observed in online class settings in the context of a least developed country like Bangladesh and to examine the environmental components that give rise to the pre-conditions for the unethical practices to surface.

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Applying criminological theory to academic fraud

Cited by 25 publications

References 79 publications

Academic Dishonesty Among Accounting Students: Some Indonesian Evidence

Academic Dishonesty Among Accounting Students: Some Indonesian Evidence

General theory, gender-specific theory, and white-collar crime

Unethical practices in online classes during COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of affordances using routine activity theory

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