European White-Collar Crime : Exploring the Nature of European Realities

From corporate corruption and the facilitation of money laundering, to food fraud and labour exploitation, European citizens continue to be confronted by serious corporate and white-collar crimes. Presenting an original series of provocative essays, this book offers a European framing of white-collar crime. Experts from different countries foreground what is unique, innovative, or different about white-collar and corporate crimes that are so strongly connected to Europe, including the tensions that exist within and between the nation-states of Europe, and within the institutions of the European region. This European voice provides an original contribution to discourses surrounding a form of crime which is underrepresented in current criminological literature. Front Cover European White-Collar Crime: Exploring the Nature of European Realities Copyright information Table of contents List of tables Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction: In Pursuit of a European Dialogue on White-Collar and Corporate Crimes Book genesis Book structure Note References 2 Using Grid-Group Cultural Theory to Assess Approaches to the Prevention of Corporate and Occupational Crime: The EU as a Natural Experiment Introduction Mapping variation in the prevention of corporate and occupational crime Understanding what works in the prevention of corporate and occupational crime Combining approaches Looking for the ‘right’ combination What works for whom in what circumstances, and how? Europe as a laboratory to test what works in the prevention of corporate and occupational crime Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements References 3 How to Prioritize White-Collar Crime Research in the European Union in Relation to Internal and External Security Introduction How security should be understood today White-collar crime and corruption White-collar crime and healthcare after COVID-19 White-collar crime and migration How to proceed Conclusion Notes References 4 Corruption and Comparative Analyses across Europe: Developing New Research Traditions Introduction What we know about corruption in Europe: mapping the major research traditions Surveys and experiments Qualitative studies National case studies Analyzing specific cases of corruption in Europe What can we learn from these main traditions of corruption research in Europe? Conceptualizing corruption in Europe: content vs analysis Promising lines of inquiry: a European dialogue on corruption? Deliberative methods and corruption in Europe Conclusion Notes References 5 Identifying ‘Europeanness’ in European White-Collar Crime: The Case Study of Criminal Responses to ‘Market Abuse’ Introduction Identifying connections between the construct of ‘white-collar crime’ and the case study of ‘market abuse’ The UK case study: what is European about the UK? Market abuse and the search for Europeanness in understandings of white-collar crime: macro and micro complexity Identifying Europeanness in enforcement trends for market abuse Conclusion Notes References 6 Anti-Money Laundering and the Legal Profession in Europe: Between Global and Local Introduction The global context The development of a ‘European’ anti-money laundering framework for legal professionals The ‘glocality’ of anti-money laundering Criminal offences in the UK: beyond international standards Regulatory/supervisory environment in the UK: complex and context-specific Conclusion Notes References 7 Responding to Money Laundering across Europe: What We Know and What We Risk Introduction Taking stock of money laundering cases against banks across Europe Responding to money laundering in Europe: what we know Fragmentation A more aggressive enforcement paradigm Responding to money laundering in Europe: what we risk Conclusion Notes References 8 Food Production Harms in the European Context: The EU as an Enabler or a Solution? Introduction Meat production goals and opportunities in the EU common market Meat production regulation in the EU Technological innovation and meat production in the EU Conclusion Notes References 9 Understanding the Dynamics of White-Collar Criminality in Ukraine Introduction Political collusion in context of Post-Soviet development and entrepreneurial corruption The early 1990s The political exploitation of labour in Ukraine: the rise of legal entrepreneurship Labour exploitation in Ukraine: an old system but new players Conclusion References 10 Labour Exploitation and Posted Workers in the European Construction Industry Introduction White-collar and corporate crimes in European construction Posted workers in European construction Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements References 11 Struggles in Cooperation: Public–Private Relations in the Investigation of Internal Financial Crime in the Netherlands Introduction Public–private relationships Formally structured cooperation efforts Ad hoc cooperation efforts Some complicating factors for cooperation The nature of the corporate investigations market Changes within the (legal) context Conclusion Notes References 12 Cartel Cases: From State Negligence to Direct Political Interest in Hungary Introduction Defining cartels The legal background of the operation and the applicable law of the HCA European Community competition law Previous criminological studies on cartels Case Study 1: The sale and servicing of cash registers in Hungary Case Study 2: Cartels without direct state intervention – cartel circles in the insurance market Case Study 3: A cartel case resulting from political gain (state-initiated cartelism) Correlations in cartel cases following the change of regime Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements References 13 Silencing Those Who Speak Up against Corporate Power: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Europe Introduction Public watchdogs and defamation lawsuits Potential impacts of defamation lawsuits: ‘chilling’ and ‘Streisand’ effects Examples of SLAPPs in Europe Conclusion Notes References 14 Same Difference? Reflections on the Comparative Method in White-Collar Crime Research in Ireland and the United States Introduction Methodological issues Legal issues Conclusion Notes References 15 Settling with Corporations in Europe: A Sign of Legal Convergence? Introduction Describing DPAs (and other non-conviction-based criminal law settlements) Models of criminal procedure DPAs as evidence of convergence? Conclusion Notes References 16 Observations on European White-Collar Crime Scholarship from the United States Introduction Where is white-collar and corporate crime research generated? What topics or crime types do European authors cover more often or more thoroughly than North American authors? What methods or strategies are used by European researchers compared to North American researchers? What theories are used by European scholars compared to those used by North American scholars? Conclusion Notes References 17 What Is ‘European’ about White-Collar Crime in Europe? Perspectives from the Global South Introduction Provocation Southern ideas for European debates European essence or European diversity? Conclusion References 18 Learning (Multiple) Lessons from Europe: Criminological Scholarship on White-Collar Crime Deciding on the unit of analysis What is white-collar crime? Orientation to scholarship Conclusion Note References Index Back Cover