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Interconnected challenges: Examining the nexus of environmental crime and money laundering in the context of energy transition 相互关联的挑战：在能源转型的背景下检查环境犯罪和洗钱的关系

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100151

Zeynab Malakouti , Mohammad Hazrati

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Efficacy of country legal frameworks and international guidelines in curtailing money laundering and terrorist financing activities in grey list countries: Case studies of Kenya and Uganda 国家法律框架和国际准则在限制灰名单国家的洗钱和恐怖主义融资活动方面的效力：肯尼亚和乌干达案例研究

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100153

Catherine Tuhirirwe , Richard Alexander

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Corporate governance and money laundering in Nigerian listed companies 尼日利亚上市公司的公司治理与洗钱

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100154

John A. Olayiwola , Adeola.A. Olalere , Folorunsho M. Ajide

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Corrigendum to “Mapping the trends of Financial Statement Fraud detection research from the historical roots and seminal work” [J. Econ. Criminol. 6 (2024) 1–24] “从历史根源和开创性工作中绘制财务报表舞弊检测研究的趋势”[J]。经济学。刑事司法，6 (2024)1-24 [j]

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100143

Beemamol M., B. Charumathi

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“Universal” procedures? An analysis of text (dis)similarities in FATF mutual evaluation reports “通用”手续?FATF相互评估报告文本（非）相似性分析

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100152

Sumedha Deshmukh

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The tax evasion punishment system in South Africa 南非的逃税惩罚制度

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100148

Janél Viljoen, Hanneke du Preez

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An exploration of the anatomy of doorstep crime rogue trading 对门阶犯罪流氓交易的剖析

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100149

Tim Day

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Mapping the landscape of environmental crime: A literature review of emerging research themes and future directions 绘制环境犯罪地图：关于新兴研究主题和未来方向的文献综述

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100144

Bayu Setyawan Suprayogi, Rijadh Djatu Winardi, Aviandi Okta Maulana

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The Oversea Chinese Fund: A complex affinity-based Ponzi scheme 华侨基金：一个复杂的基于亲和力的庞氏骗局

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100142

Phelim Boyle , Dongmei Li , Zhe Peng , Yahui Yang

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From whistleblowing to action: Students’ narratives on combating White-collar Crime in South Africa 从举报到行动：南非学生打击白领犯罪的叙述

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100141

Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri , Brian Mabuyana , Brighton Nyagadza , Tinashe Chuchu

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