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British Journal of Criminology 2005 45(3):316-339; doi:10.1093/bjc/azh083
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The British Journal of Criminology 45:316-339 (2005)
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Reflections on the Private Versus Public Policing of Economic Crime

James W. Williams*

* James W. Williams, PhD, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada; jwilliams{at}uwindsor.ca.

This paper examines the role of private agencies in the governance of neo-liberal market economies. Specifically, it documents the growth and evolution of the ‘forensic accounting and corporate investigation (FACI) industry’ as a provider of investigative and adjudicative services in cases of economic crime, and explores the implications of this growth for the policing division of labour in the financial field. In revealing a relationship between the FACI industry and the police that is characterized more by ‘bifurcation’ than ‘blurring’, the results of this research challenge the common mantra that contemporary forms of governance are marked by the convergence of ‘public’ and ‘private’ within multi-nodal networks of risk and security. Herein, the paper charts a novel theoretical course for the analysis of governance within the field of financial relationships and transactions.


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