Understanding Corporate Criminal Careers: Insights From a Systematic Narrative Review of Longitudinal Studies

• 成果类型: Article; Early Access
• 署名作者: Kluin, Marieke H. A.; Schell-busey, Natalie; Simpson, Sally S.; Pierce, Jordan M.
• 署名单位: Leiden University; Leiden University - Excl LUMC; Rowan University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
• 刊物名称: REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1748-5983; 1748-5991
• DOI: 10.1111/rego.70127
• 发表日期: 2026-02-17
• 关键词: corporate crime; criminal career paradigm; organizational life-cycle; PARTICIPATION; frequency; crime mix; duration; prevention and control; systematic narrative review; white-collar crime; Life-course; ANTITRUST; cycles; specialization; ORGANIZATIONS; trajectories; COMMISSION; escalation; treadmill

摘要

In a systematic narrative review of 33 longitudinal corporate crime studies, we identify and describe corporate criminal career dimensions: participation, frequency, crime mix, and duration. Themes and patterns across data sources are assessed, including information collected that informs a corporate criminal career perspective and what remains unexamined. Main findings reveal: (1) most longitudinal studies do not explicitly focus on the corporate criminal career; (2) a significant number of companies offend occasionally over time, but others offend often (chronically) or not at all; (3) typically, studies examine one or two types of offending, offering little insight into crime mix; and (4) identifiable groups of corporations show evidence of both stability and change over time. Studies provide insights for understanding the dimensions of corporate criminal careers (some more than others), but more explicit and detailed longitudinal work is needed. We conclude by identifying potential areas for theoretical advances and future research.