Accounts of Honesty. Refuting Allegations of Bribery

Summary, in English

This article investigates the stories told by Swedish men charged with bribery. The interviews are drawn from a study of court cases relating to bribery. White-collar criminals often justify their actions with reference to business culture: ‘‘Everyone’s doing it.’’ In this study, when refuting alle- gations, interviewees also invoke a ‘‘folk logic of bribery,’’ thus making use of mainstream cultural resources. Received ideas of a ‘‘real’’ bribe include the act itself, but also the moral character of the people involved. Accordingly, interviewees tailor a version in line with these ideas to refute the allegations against them.

• Författare: Katarina Jacobsson
• Avdelning/ar: Socialhögskolan
• Publiceringsår: 2012
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 108-125
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Deviant Behavior
• Volym: 33
• Issue: 2
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2010.548294
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Routledge
• Ämne: Social Work
• Nyckelord: Bribery; honesty; folk logic; deviance
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Kriminal- och socialvetenskapligt nätverk
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1521-0456