Business crime exists depending on the organization and the market. Without the market and the companies that comprise it, this crime would not exist. For example, in psychology, the existence of the unconscious is the opposite side of the conscious. Furthermore, the unconscious presumes the existence of the conscious, and vice versa. One cannot exist without the other. In this way, corporate crime represents the hidden side of the legitimate company and the official market.

Crime Investigation

Corporate crime exploits legitimate structures, processes, and markets for illegal purposes. The organizational criminal is not merely a maladjusted or alienated individual. He is a participant in a hidden and parallel socio-organizational system that exists in the shadows of the legitimate company.

Therefore, the investigation of organizational crime is conducted through analysis of economic-financial processes and systems. Strategic intelligence reasoning is used: moving from an unknown to an acquaintance, drawing conclusions about psychosocial facts from organizational, financial, marketing, and economic facts.

Thus, the investigative process involves:

• The characterization of crimes.
• Identify those involved, either through direct involvement in the wrongful acts or indirect involvement because of their position relative to the organization.
• Map the structure of the criminal group.
• Outline the hidden and parallel market.
• Identify openings in the market that facilitate and encourage crime.
• Point out vulnerabilities in organizational processes and structures.
• Clarifying the company's interests affected by the criminal scheme.
• Assess the threat to the company.
• Determine the company's priorities and the objectives of the investigation.
• Define and execute the research strategy.

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