CRIMINOLOGIST - CONSULTING IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR (FROM NOTES ON CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIAL PATHOLOGY, 1978)

• NCJ Number: 55097
• Author(s): J NULAND
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 19 pages
• Corporate Author: Universite Catholique de Louvain
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: French
• Country: Belgium

Annotation

THE ROLE, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CRIMINOLOGIST EMPLOYED AS A CONSULTANT IN THE BUSINESS WORLD ARE DISCUSSED.

Abstract

WHITE COLLAR CRIME IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE: INVOLVEMENT IN FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCY CAN UNDERMINE THE CONFIDENCE OF BANK DEPOSITORS AND HINDER THE BANK'S DEVELOPMENT; AND INDUSTRIAL SPYING, SABOTAGE WITHIN INDUSTRY BY WORKERS, AND ROBBERY OR TAKING HOSTAGES CAN ENDANGER THE POSITION OF BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS AND DISTURB THE COMPETITIVE BALANCE. IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, WHERE SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT IS DEPENDENT ON THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS TO PLAN CREATIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY, DAMAGING CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CAN BE AVOIDED BY INVOLVING CONSULTANTS IN LEGISLATION IN SUCH AREAS AS HOMOSEXUALITY AND ABORTION OR FINANCE. THE CONSULTANT MUST TAKE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PREVENTING BUSINESS CRIME; E.G., HE MUST UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY OF ALARM SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE FRAUD RISKS INHERENT IN PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS, UNDERTAKE A PRELIMINARY PREVENTIVE INQUIRY INTO BANK ACTIVITIES, INSPECT THE OPERATION WITH AN EYE TO HUMAN PROBLEMS, WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE PERSONNEL OFFICE, RECOGNIZE ECONOMIC REALITIES (E.G., THAT THE COMPANY MUST MAKE MONEY), AND KNOW THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT WHICH DETERMINE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE COMPANY. THE WORK OF THE CONSULTANT REQUIRES A FLEXIBLE AND CRITICAL EXPERTISE TO BALANCE THE NECESSITY OF MAKING A PROFIT WITH MEETING SOCIAL OBJECTIVES SUCH AS FURNISHING EMPLOYMENT AND PRESERVING HUMAN VALUES, THE SPIRIT OF CREATIVITY, AND THE ATMOSPHERE OF COOPERATION. INCLUSION OF A CRIMINOLOGY CONSULTANT IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS IS RECOMMENDED. CONSULTANT EDUCATION SHOULD ENCOMPASS SCIENTIFIC TRAINING ORIENTED TOWARD BUSINESSES, I.E., ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES, PSYCHOSOCIOLOGY (GROUP AND SUBCULTURE DYNAMICS), KNOWLEDGE OF MACRO AND MICROECONOMICS, AND KNOWLEDGE OF PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTIVITY, MARKETING, COMMERCIAL PRACTICE, COMMUNICATIONS, AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION. --IN FRENCH. (KMD)