Studying Corporate Crime: Making the Case for Virtual Reality

Jay P. Kennedy

University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Bobbie Ticknor

University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Abstract:

The study of what motivates corporate criminals has not yet identified the situational and structural characteristics of the corporate environment that lead to law violation. Current research methodologies do not allow researchers to fully understand these situational and structural dynamics, which influence decision-making processes that occur in the corporate world. The study of corporate crime can benefit from the use of virtual reality technology in many ways. This article explains the technology of virtual reality and how it can be applied to the study of corporate crime. Current research methodologies are reviewed and the weaknesses, and how they can be strengthened through virtual reality, are fully discussed.

Keyword:

Corporate crime, white-collar crime, virtual reality, VR, technology, methodology, training, ethics education.