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Critical time points in multi-stage anti-corruption policy formulation: Understanding why a design-reality gap problem occurs 多阶段反腐败政策制定的关键时间点：理解设计与现实差距问题发生的原因

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2026.100209

Thomas Duke Labik Amanquandor

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Catching neutralizations: Identifying neutralization techniques for white-collar crimes in offender statements 捕捉中性化：在罪犯陈述中识别白领犯罪的中性化技术

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100203

Manon Hoekstra , Wim Huisman , Britt van der Schee

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The scammer’s playbook: Exploring the psychological techniques and tactics used by scammers in the social engineering of cryptocurrency fraud 骗子的剧本：探索骗子在加密货币欺诈的社会工程中使用的心理技术和策略

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2026.100211

Brandon Dulisse , Chivon Fitch , Nathan Connealy

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Evolving networks of deception: The case of Ghanaian romance scammers 不断发展的欺骗网络：加纳浪漫骗子的案例

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100204

Jonathan Barnor

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Examining economic theory's influence on criminology: Imperialism and disciplinary boundaries 检视经济理论对犯罪学的影响：帝国主义与学科边界

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2026.100212

Felipe Coelho Sigrist , Solange Regina Marin

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Enforcement gaps in emerging capital markets: A comparative assessment of insider dealing regulation in Jordan and France 新兴资本市场的执法缺口：约旦和法国内幕交易监管的比较评估

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2026.100210

Lana Al Khalaileh , Tariq Kamal Alhasan , Hamzeh Abu Issa , Majd Waleed Almanasra

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Cybercrime and socioeconomic realities: Perpetrators’ perspectives from Ghana 网络犯罪和社会经济现实：来自加纳的犯罪者视角

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100205

Nii Barnor Jonathan Barnor , Eric Ansong , Sheena Lovia Boateng

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Reasons for commiting economic crimes: A South African study 经济犯罪的原因：一项南非研究

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100190

Andries Petrus Swanepoel

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Fraud and complexity theory: Moving beyond the fraud triangle towards a new theoretical framework 欺诈与复杂性理论：超越欺诈三角走向新的理论框架

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100198

Christopher Freeman

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Writing economic crimes into being: The case of swindling 使经济犯罪成为现实：诈骗案

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100195

Alexander Paulsson , Henrik Rahm , Niklas Sandell , Peter Svensson

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