Criminogenic Industry Structures: A Multi- Sector Analysis Of How Business Systems Enable Systematic Crime - An India-Centric Study
- IJLLR Journal
- Oct 5
- 1 min read
Isha Priya, KIIT School of Law
ABSTRACT
India’s rapid economic expansion over the last few decades has been paralleled by the recurring emergence of systematic and organized crime within its major industry sectors. Corporate scandals, organized rackets, and the steady growth of economic offences have impacted sectors ranging from construction and mining to pharmaceuticals, IT, and banking. Unlike individual acts of criminality, the persistent patterns of fraud, corruption, and exploitation in these sectors stem not from isolated wrongdoers, but from the vulnerabilities and incentives inherent within certain business structures these are best characterized as “criminogenic industry structures”. This research paper conducts a detailed analysis of how such structures across Indian industries enable the systematic commission of crime, with an aim to synthesize conceptual clarity, empirical investigation, critical findings, and forward-looking policy suggestions.
Keywords: Systematic crime; Regulatory capture; Economic offences; Construction fraud; Illegal mining; Real estate mafia.
