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Political Fund-Raising, Patron-Client Relations, and Organized Criminality

Two Case Studies

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

This article provides two case studies of political fund-raising abuses committed during the 1996 U.S. election cycle. The author contends that the behaviors described are best characterized as a form of organized criminality and that a good way to study these behaviors is to frame them in terms of patron-client relations. Though noting the limitations of this approach, the author concludes that social network methods are not only a good match with the patron-client perspective but also offer a realistic opportunity to advance the understanding of organized/white-collar-type crimes.

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 17, No. 4, 346-357 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986201017004004


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