Convenience in Criminal Entrepreneurship

The Case of a Norwegian Hashish Baron

Bibliographic Data

ID2153133
AuthorsPetter Gottschalk (0000-0002-8120-0308, BI Norwegian Business School, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume40
Issue3
Pages326-333
Publication date2019-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2017.1422456
OpenAlexW2783081982
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

The intent of this article is to study a case of criminal entrepreneurship, which reflects the key attributes of convenience theory in order to test that theory. The intent is also to show that the theory of convenience can be extended beyond white-collar crime to include criminal entrepreneurship. The theory of convenience is introduced in this article to explain why criminal entrepreneurship can be an attractive avenue for some people. Convenience theory suggests that a strong desire for financial gain to satisfy greed and solve problems, an attractive organizational opportunity to commit and conceal crime, as well as a personal willingness for deviant behavior can make criminal entrepreneurship attractive. The case of a Norwegian hashish baron illustrates convenience theory by the person’s ability to stay in the illegal drug business for two decades as a white-collar criminal

Cannabis · Commit · Criminal behavior · Criminology · Entrepreneurship · Hashish · Norwegian · Political science · Sociology · White-collar crime · Corruption and Economic Development · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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