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Recovery from Police Deterrence

In: CONVENIENCE ORIENTATION IN CORPORATE CRIME Corrective Recovery Responses for Compliance and Conformance

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  • PETTER GOTTSCHALK

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Police agencies such as serious fraud offices in several countries do not only investigate and prosecute corporate crime. National authorities in law enforcement do also work to prevent corporations from wrongdoing by various measures. Active deterrence efforts by serious fraud offices and other national authorities in law enforcement increase the risk of detection and punishment as perceived by corporate executives. Punishment for the corporation might include fines, exclusion from government contracts, and other sanctions that can potentially put the company out of business. Punishment for executives might include job termination, negative media exposure, and both crime prosecution as well as civil claims from victims in the courts. An increase in corporate executives’ perceptions of rising risk of detection and punishment is associated with a reduction in the perceived convenience of committing and concealing corporate crime (Gottschalk, 2022)…

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  • Petter Gottschalk, 2025. "Recovery from Police Deterrence," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: CONVENIENCE ORIENTATION IN CORPORATE CRIME Corrective Recovery Responses for Compliance and Conformance, chapter 8, pages 159-195, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Corporate Compliance; Corporate Conformance; Convenience Theory; Corporate Scandal; Crisis Management; Destructive Leadership; Recovery Strategy; Recovery Triggers;
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    JEL classification:

    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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