In this thematic issue various angles of crime and migration are addressed. This introductory article focuses on differences in the debate and research on crime and migration in the Netherlands and Belgium. According to the authors (and editors of this issue) both sound research and a critical debate is needed in order to prevent rash conclusions which might exclude large groups of immigrants, asylum seekers and others. This special issue demonstrates the diversity of the relations between migration and crime and the various angles from which these can be studied. |
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Criminaliteit, migratie en etniciteitNieuwe richtingen binnen een complex en beladen onderzoeksterrein |
Tijdschrift | Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Aflevering 2 2010 |
Trefwoorden | migratie, Criminaliteit en etniciteit, Nederland, België |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Joanne van der Leun, Dr. Mariska Kromhout, Dr. Marleen Easton e.a. |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
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De ovenbouwers van de HolocaustEen casestudie van organisatiecriminaliteit |
Tijdschrift | Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Aflevering 1 2010 |
Trefwoorden | Tweede Wereldoorlog, Holocaust, Organisatiecriminaliteit, Duitsland |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Wim Huisman en BSc Annika van Baar |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this article, theories on organisational crime are applied to the involvement of the German corporation Topf & Söhne in the Holocaust. This corporation produced ovens for various concentration and destruction camps in Germany and Poland and contributed significantly to the execution of the Holocaust with their innovative products. The motivation to procure these ovens to the SS does not seem to stem from force, ideological agreement or maximisation of profit. Instead loss-minimisation and a ‘culture of perfection’ seem to form the explanation. Opportunity was provided by the Nazi-Germany regime and the knowledge and skills were already at hand within the organisation. Because of the close collaboration between these two parties, this case can be qualified as a form of state-corporate crime. Administrative, political and social control was absent and neutralisations only seem to have been formed after the Holocaust. The analysis shows how theories about ‘regular’ organisational criminality can form an explanation of the involvement of corporations in international crimes. |
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De stilte rondom Madoff |
Tijdschrift | Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Aflevering 1 2010 |
Trefwoorden | Fraude, Madoff, Oplichting, Verenigde Staten |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Henk van de Bunt |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
This article focuses on the Madoff case which came to light at the end of 2008. Remarkable for this case is that Madoff could go on with his scam for a very long time. Failing supervision was not the only reason for this. Madoff’s qualities – disguising the illegal activities and his social stature – cannot explain the whole puzzle. The social network, a ‘secret society’ and the fact that people involved went on with it, even when knowing that ‘it was too good to be true’ are explained in this article. |