Excessive use of pre-trial detention in Azerbaijan: Examination of the causes

Shahbazov, Ingilab; Muradov, Elsever

doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2019.01.001

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“…First, as a post-Soviet jurisdiction, the relatively lower trust of the general public in the courts and the police, as well as government compared to economically more developed nations (Transparency International, 2019) makes it interesting to explore whether the trust factor affects decision-making on reporting. Second, Azerbaijan’s judiciary has been characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, bribery and lack of judicial independence (Freedom House, 2018; Shahbazov & Muradov, 2019), which have implications not only for public trust but also for the just handling of crimes reported by the citizenry. Third, the current study incorporates an economic and financial crime that is not common in the West, and thus, not explored in-depth—a bribe and corruption.…”

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Some Determinants of Crime Reporting Among Economic and Financial Crime Victims: The Case of Azerbaijan

Shahbazov

Afandiyev²,

Balayeva³

2021

Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime

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Relatively limited attention has been paid by scholars to explore the crime reporting behavior of white-collar crime victims, especially in developing countries, such as Azerbaijan, where some forms of white-collar crimes are widespread. Using the dataset of the first nationwide victimization survey (n = 1,214) in Azerbaijan, the current paper attempts to explore the determinants of crime reporting among 4 specific white-collar offense (fraud, request for bribery, sale of unsafe good and sale of unsafe food for consumption) among randomly selected, yet unrepresentative subsample of victims (n = 186). Offenses were categorized in two groups for analysis—financial/economic offenses and non-financial/economic offenses, hence two models in a binary logistic regression analysis. The results indicate that the extent of financial loss predicts the crime reporting behavior for victims of financial offenses. Those with a higher level of the perceived probability of being victimized by a violent crime were more likely to have notified the authorities of their victimization. Applicable for non-financial crimes only, the level of income has an inverse association with a decision to invoke the law. The relationship of a victim to an offender predicted a decision to contact the authorities—cases in which the offender was identified as a stranger were less likely to be reported to the law enforcement authorities than cases in which the offender had not been identified. No socio-demographic variable has a predictive capacity for either crime category. In addition, as the main motives for not mobilizing the law, almost half of the cases have been resolved in between the offender and victims, such as through compensation. The findings have several theoretical implications for white-collar crime literature. Suggestions for further research, as well as the limitations, are discussed toward the end of the paper.

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