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| author | Scott, Brown |
| author_facet | Scott, Brown |
| contents | <p>This dataset and research article examine the persistent failure of Swedish legal institutions to effectively address economic crime, despite Sweden’s global reputation as a high-trust, rule-of-law society. The study draws on an original dataset of more than 2,500 police fraud reports—covering investment scams, romance fraud, identity theft, and invoice deception—to expose systemic underenforcement, legal ambiguity, and victim neglect.</p> <p>Crucially, this Zenodo record includes the <strong>full-text reports in Microsoft Word format</strong>, enabling direct access to the source material as filed with or produced by Swedish law enforcement. These reports are fully anonymized and made available for scholarly and policy research under appropriate usage conditions. Also included is <strong>a comprehensive summary report authored by Stefan Holgersson</strong>, which provides context, coding methodology, and an institutional analysis of the Swedish police response to economic crime.</p> <p>The accompanying article introduces a typology of <em>institutional opacity</em>, identifying bureaucratic, relational, and systemic failures that obscure legal recognition of financial victimization. It proposes a reform agenda emphasizing stronger evidentiary protocols, enhanced victim rights, and recognition of fraud as a democratic governance issue.</p> <p>By making the full dataset publicly downloadable, this project contributes to transparency, scholarly inquiry, and policy reform efforts aimed at strengthening the rule of law in high-trust democracies.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong><br>corruption, institutional opacity, economic crime, Sweden, fraud reports, police documentation, victimization, public trust, legal enforcement, democratic accountability</p> |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | The Silence of the State: Sweden's Institutional Betrayal of Fraud Victims Scott, Brown <p>This dataset and research article examine the persistent failure of Swedish legal institutions to effectively address economic crime, despite Sweden’s global reputation as a high-trust, rule-of-law society. The study draws on an original dataset of more than 2,500 police fraud reports—covering investment scams, romance fraud, identity theft, and invoice deception—to expose systemic underenforcement, legal ambiguity, and victim neglect.</p> <p>Crucially, this Zenodo record includes the <strong>full-text reports in Microsoft Word format</strong>, enabling direct access to the source material as filed with or produced by Swedish law enforcement. These reports are fully anonymized and made available for scholarly and policy research under appropriate usage conditions. Also included is <strong>a comprehensive summary report authored by Stefan Holgersson</strong>, which provides context, coding methodology, and an institutional analysis of the Swedish police response to economic crime.</p> <p>The accompanying article introduces a typology of <em>institutional opacity</em>, identifying bureaucratic, relational, and systemic failures that obscure legal recognition of financial victimization. It proposes a reform agenda emphasizing stronger evidentiary protocols, enhanced victim rights, and recognition of fraud as a democratic governance issue.</p> <p>By making the full dataset publicly downloadable, this project contributes to transparency, scholarly inquiry, and policy reform efforts aimed at strengthening the rule of law in high-trust democracies.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong><br>corruption, institutional opacity, economic crime, Sweden, fraud reports, police documentation, victimization, public trust, legal enforcement, democratic accountability</p> |
| title | The Silence of the State: Sweden's Institutional Betrayal of Fraud Victims |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15668343 |