It’s not illegal, it’s just immoral? The relationship between organised crime and the upper-world

Young, Mary Alice

Abstract

Organised crime is an economic enterprise, indeed Sellin observed just such a point in 1963 (Sellin, 1963). The symmetries with successful legitimate organisations are uncanny. Organised crime and upper-world business ventures have profit at their core. Increasing income and minimising losses are a key part of the money management for both types of organisation. The ability to diversify incomes by dipping in and out of various trades to sustain the business is also a commonality between both the licit and illegal business venture.

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Mar 27, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Aug 5, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 3, 2021
• Deposit Date: Feb 19, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Financial Crime
• Print ISSN: 1359-0790
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 629-631
• Series ISSN: 1359-0790
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-07-2021-260
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8219169