Addressing White Collar Crime with Situational Crime Prevention Approach: What’s Promising and How It Works?
https://doi.org/10.17803/2713-0533.2025.1.31.063-087
Abstract
The study aims to demonstrate that white collar crimes can be prevented by limiting organizational opportunities for such crimes. By employing a situational approach to crime prevention, the research seeks to highlight practical measures businesses can adopt to reduce these opportunities. It explores the 25 techniques proposed by Cornish and Clarke, discussing their implementation within the context of organizational crime prevention. The findings reveal that while situational crime prevention measures are effective in controlling white collar crime, they cannot eradicate it entirely. These measures help to maintain white collar crime within an acceptable range, as complete elimination is unattainable due to the complexity and organized nature of these crimes. This research underscores the importance of a situational approach in white collar crime prevention, providing a systematic framework for reducing crime opportunities. It emphasizes the need for businesses to adopt comprehensive internal controls, ethical guidelines, and awareness programs to mitigate the risk of white collar crimes, contributing to both academic discourse and practical crime prevention strategies in corporate settings.
Keywords
corporate fraud,
crime opportunities,
financial crime,
situational crime prevention approach,
white collar crime
Supporting agencies: The authors are deeply grateful to Research and Innovation Institute, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta for their financial support, which made this research possible. They are also thankful to their colleagues and advisors for their insightful comments and encouragement throughout this project.
About the Authors
R. Anggriawan
University of Szeged
Hungary
Hungary
Rizaldy Anggriawan, PhD student at the Institute of Criminal Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science
Scopus Author ID: 57315935700
Szeged
M. E. Susila
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Indonesia
Muhammad Endriyo Susila, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
Scopus Author ID: 57201999280
Yogyakarta
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Anggriawan R., Susila M.E. Addressing White Collar Crime with Situational Crime Prevention Approach: What’s Promising and How It Works? Kutafin Law Review. 2025;12(1):63-87. https://doi.org/10.17803/2713-0533.2025.1.31.063-087
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