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Occupational crimes in casinos: employee theft in Macau, China
Pontell, Henry N.1; Liu, Jianhong(corresponding)2; Contreras, Christopher3; Leong, Soi Wan Donna4; Huang, Li5
2022-03-29
Source PublicationCRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE
ISSN0925-4994
Volume78Issue:3Pages:241-270
Abstract

It is virtually impossible to accurately measure employee theft across the casino industry using official statistics. In this paper, we use the self-report method for measuring crime to (a) estimate the prevalence, incidence, seriousness, and versatility of occupational offending in casinos in Macau, China—the largest casino gambling location in the world; and (b) identify characteristics which correlate with that offending. One in seven employees in our sample (14%; 38 out of 281) reported engaging in at least one of six offenses (theft in the workplace, falsification of documents, computer fraud, bribe offering, bribe accepting, and white-collar exploitation) in the 12 months prior to their survey response. The great majority of active offenders specialized in crime type: 61% of the active offenders in our sample (23 out of 38) committed just one of the six occupational crimes. Criminal “specialization” notwithstanding, offenders committed their crimes relatively frequently; occupational crimes were particularly costly to casinos in the long run; and these offenses varied in their severity and extent depending on crime type. Demographic characteristics of casino employees—in particular, male gender, occupational position, work schedule, and work-related experience—were associated with whether an employee engaged in workplace crime. Regarding psychological and lifestyle characteristics of employees, only financial pressure and gambling behavior were significantly related to occupational offending. Given that casinos are subject to high levels of surveillance relative to other places of employment, criminal motivation, and not just opportunity, could matter in terms of crimes committed by workers in the gaming industry.

KeywordCasinos Employee Theft Macau Self-reported Crime
DOI10.1007/s10611-021-10001-2
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaCriminology & Penology ; Social Sciences - Other Topics
WOS SubjectCriminology & Penology ; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
WOS IDWOS:000776353700001
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85127362771
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Law
Corresponding AuthorLiu, Jianhong(corresponding)
Affiliation1.Department of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, United States
2.Department of Sociology, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Taipa, MO, CN, Macao
3.Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, United States
4.Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming, University of Macau, Taipa, MO, CN, Macao
5.Department of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine, United States
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Law
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Pontell, Henry N.,Liu, Jianhong,Contreras, Christopher,et al. Occupational crimes in casinos: employee theft in Macau, China[J]. CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 2022, 78(3), 241-270.
APA Pontell, Henry N.., Liu, Jianhong., Contreras, Christopher., Leong, Soi Wan Donna., & Huang, Li (2022). Occupational crimes in casinos: employee theft in Macau, China. CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 78(3), 241-270.
MLA Pontell, Henry N.,et al."Occupational crimes in casinos: employee theft in Macau, China".CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE 78.3(2022):241-270.
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