Corporate Criminality and Pathology of the Rich 9/11/2024 1:20:33 PM
New essay by Randy Gonzalez - Of white-collar memes and criminogenic dreams, the streams of thought are forever wrought with the vanity of problem-solving themes. From the classical criminology perspective, this discourse unfolds in the endless pursuit of adventures in the pseudosciences. As to that notion, this pertains to the speculative realms of what might be called the "social studies arena" of academia. Wherein a dichotomy of philosophical quests sparks the divide between the real-world practitioner and that of the theory-laden presumptions of academics. With reference to the harsh tones of reality, the practitioner is that of the police officer, as well as other first responders and correctional and military service personnel. It is the world of those who rise to the occasion to volunteer to serve the community and country. Of particular note, with regard to the safe, insulated, and surreal spheres of academia, there are extraordinary metaphysical speculations. The study of corporate criminality is crucial to understanding the complexities of crime in our society. Included in the forgoing domains are criminology, psychology, sociology, and theology. Social studies infer the endless journey to reveal the final truths about human behavior. Of this, the theories are extensive and often rambling, absent finite concreteness. By contrast, and necessary to the efficacy of evidentiary substantiation, in, say, a court of law, for instance, are the hardcore X-rated real sciences, as in astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics, to name a few. So there, physics versus philosophical conjecture, or quantum mechanics as contrasted with the surreal. Regarding the unreal, that which hides, lurks, and creeps in the dark places of the psyche challenges metaphysical notions as to what really hides there. And, of course, everyone has an opinion. However, the challenge is who listens to whom and what communal implications instigate social control mechanisms.
For this writing, the focus is on "corporate criminality", sometimes called white-collar or economic crime. There is an extraordinary pathology of arrogance among the wealthy elite regarding white-collar crime and its implications. Groups, businesses, companies, commercial enterprises, trades, crafts, and governmental and political ventures are encapsulated in the term "corporate". In addition, many aspects of such "non-street" oriented criminalities exist. As the U.S. multi-systems of so-called "criminal justice" tend to focus on "street crimes", the usual FBI UCR Part I offenses, corporate criminality finds safe havens outside of public notice. And no, the is no one "criminal justice system," as many ignorant or con artist politicians might proclaim.
Instead, there are complex multiple systems, including federal, state, local, and territorial systems. Corporate criminality's impact on society is significant and cannot be overlooked. All that to say, the study of successful socially high-end criminals who occupy positions of trust is no different than their street-level counterparts. They are criminals who take advantage of others. Some get caught, but many escape lawful scrutiny and sanction. Meanwhile, the broadly generic misnomer, white-collar crime, stems from a "sociology" construct. Its reference points are typically from academia and express the viewpoint of a sociologist from the 1930's. And, as to that fascination point of conjecture, from the pseudoscience of the "social studies arena", the superficiality of opinion tortures the notion of investigative insight. Psychic torture in the sense of making sense, over time, out of the diverse configuration promulgates for the essential purposes of self-serving aggrandizement.
