Using meta-analysis under conditions of definitional ambiguity: the case of corporate crime

Rorie, Melissa; Alper, Mariel; Schell‐Busey, Natalie; Simpson, Sally S.

doi:10.1080/1478601x.2017.1412960

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“…Nearly eight decades on since Sutherland's address () all of the definitional revisions and recalibrations have not clarified the phenomenon (Levi, in press). Instead, it has created definitional ambiguity (Rorie, Alper, Shelly‐Busey, & Simpson, ; Simpson et al., ). The subject matter is amorphous.…”

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“…A second example involves results from the meta‐analysis of corporate crime deterrence referred to earlier. In their search for relevant studies to include in the systematic review, the researchers noted that previous studies “conceptualized and measured the term ‘corporate crime’ in a widely varied manner” (Rorie et al., , p. 39). The different definitions of the subject matter resulted in a cascading effect: Definitions affected measurement, research design, and ultimately study conclusions regarding effective prevention and control strategies.…”

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Reimagining Sutherland 80 years after white‐collar crime*

Simpson

2019

Criminology

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Eighty years ago, Edwin H. Sutherland conceptualized and defined white‐collar crime. In this article, I engage retrospectively with Sutherland's ideas and work to emphasize important aspects that continue to guide research today; to note where he was prescient as well as shortsighted. I center this discussion around “corporate crime” or crimes by business. Four main themes are discussed: 1) law and official responses to corporate offending—the data problem, 2) corporate crime and the life cycle of organizations, 3) psychological and trait‐based explanations, and 4) consequences of definitional ambiguity.

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Reimagining Sutherland 80 years after white‐collar crime*

Simpson

2019

Criminology

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“…This not only disadvantages corporate crime scholarship in the establishment and testing of theory (in comparison to less ambiguous areas of social life), but also hinders the development of criminal policy, as this increasingly seeks to be informed by systematic evidence (Rorie et al . ).…”

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“…But a body of corporate crime scholarship built predominantly on case studies has only a limited capacity to support wide‐ranging theorization and generalization (Shover & Hochstetler ; Rorie et al . ), meaning that the integration of these findings into regulatory governance scholarship has been limited.…”

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Regulation and governance versus criminology: Disciplinary divides, intersections, and opportunities

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Erp

2018

Regulation & Governance

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This paper seeks to bridge the disciplinary gap between regulation and governance studies, and criminology. Based on a review of theoretical and empirical work on corporate crime, this paper argues that divergent approaches to questions of individual agency, localized variety, and political context, have drawn these two disciplines in different directions. Regulatory governance scholarship has thrived as a discipline, but has also narrowed its focus around these issues. Corporate criminology offers a means of broadening this focus by drawing attention to the normative theorizing behind the regulatory project. At the same time, however, insights drawn from regulatory governance scholarship can prompt corporate criminology to innovate by broadening the scope of its engagement beyond the sphere of traditional criminal justice. The paper argues for the development of a research agenda to sit at their intersection, to engage with the challenges that exist at the interface between criminal and regulatory law.

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“…For a more detailed discussion of this definitional ambiguity in the field of corporate crime, see Rorie, Alper, Schell‐Busey, and Simpson ().…”

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Research SummaryWe conducted a meta-analysis of corporate crime deterrence strategies by using 80 effect sizes calculated from 58 studies in four treatment areas-Law, Punitive Sanctions, Regulatory Policy, and Multiple Treatments. Of the single-treatment strategies, only Regulatory Policy produced a significant deterrent impact at the company level, but the results were not consistent across all study and effect size types. Studies examining multiple treatments, though, produced a consistent, significant deterrent effect on offending at both the individual and company levels. Policy ImplicationsOur results suggest that regulatory policies that involve consistent inspections and include a cooperative or educational component aimed at the industry may have a substantial impact on corporate offending. However, a mixture of agency interventions will likely have the biggest impact on broadly defined corporate crime. The variety of offenders and behaviors included in corporate crime and its relative complexity likely necessitate multiple intervention strategies, which is similar to the "pulling levers" approach Research ArticleCorporate Crime Deterrence developed to deter gang violence and the responsive regulation strategy advocated by Braithwaite (2011). However, given some of the shortcomings in the literature, we also recommend that scholars and practitioners more clearly and consistently define the phenomenon of "corporate crime" and target evaluation research toward specific programs and interventions.

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Using meta-analysis under conditions of definitional ambiguity: the case of corporate crime

Cited by 31 publications

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Reimagining Sutherland 80 years after white‐collar crime*

Reimagining Sutherland 80 years after white‐collar crime*

Regulation and governance versus criminology: Disciplinary divides, intersections, and opportunities

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