TY - JOUR
T1 - Sympathy for the devil: state engagement with
criminal organisations in furtherance of public
policy
AU - Grabosky, Peter
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Governments have long relied on non-state actors to assist in the implementation of public policy. Legitimate elements of civil society
have become familiar instruments of governance. States have also engaged criminal actors to this end. This article will note examples of state collaboration with criminal interests, from pirates turned privateers during the 17th and 18th centuries, to the patriotic hackers of today. It
will discuss the strategic considerations giving rise to such engagements, the pitfalls that may beset them, and the ethical considerations that
might inform the decision by a state to enlist the services of illicit organisations.
AB - Governments have long relied on non-state actors to assist in the implementation of public policy. Legitimate elements of civil society
have become familiar instruments of governance. States have also engaged criminal actors to this end. This article will note examples of state collaboration with criminal interests, from pirates turned privateers during the 17th and 18th centuries, to the patriotic hackers of today. It
will discuss the strategic considerations giving rise to such engagements, the pitfalls that may beset them, and the ethical considerations that
might inform the decision by a state to enlist the services of illicit organisations.
U2 - 10.1080/01924036.2018.1543129
DO - 10.1080/01924036.2018.1543129
M3 - Article
SN - 0192-4036
VL - 43
SP - 189
EP - 205
JO - International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
JF - International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
IS - 3
ER -