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Legitimate businesses and crime vulnerabilities

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Vander Beken, Tom, Van Daele, Stijn·2008·International Journal of Social Economics

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Purpose: The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of vulnerability studies of economic activities to study the relationship between organised crime and the economy and illustrate it by examples taken from a vulnerability study of the European waste management industry. Design/methodology/approach: Based on both economical and criminological perspectives a scanning tool for assessing the vulnerability of economic sectors was developed and applied to a specific case. Findings: Sector vulnerability studies belong to the wider family of criminal opportunity approaches, all of which aim to identify areas of current risk and future prevention. Sector vulnerability studies (vulnerability to organised crime and other risks) extend the range by bringing in economic sectors. Although starting from the analysis of the formal economy, sector vulnerability studies can provide insights concerning potential irregularities and opportunities for informal economies to flourish as well. Originality/value: This paper addresses informal markets and the relationship between organised crime and the economy from a vulnerability perspective, focusing on the opportunities provided by licit economic activity. Although such opportunity approaches exist and have been applied to various cases before, there are only a few examples of its application to vulnerabilities to organised crime.

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Authors
Vander Beken, T., & Van Daele, S.
Venue
International Journal of Social Economics
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2008-08-29
Volume
35
Issue
10
Pages
739-750
ISSN
0306-8293 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2090487605
Cited by
25
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
3.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Social Economics (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Taxation and Compliance Studies
Keywords
organized crime, vulnerability studies, waste management industry, informal markets, informal economy, vulnerability scanning tools, crime prevention

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