碩士 / 國立臺北大學 / 犯罪學研究所 / 105 / As an essential work of the country, coast guard’s main tasks involve protecting the safety and order of sea and coastal areas of Taiwan, the usage of resources, and the safety and rights of the public. A fragmented system in the past that put coast guard duties under the supervision of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Defense and Treasury has led to some problems. To address these issues, Coast Guard Administration was formally established in January 28, 2000 to become a law enforcement agency specialized in maritime affairs. The agency incorporated staff with military, police and civil service backgrounds into its work force, breeding different organizational cultures and internal causes of occupational crime. Complicating the problem further, its law enforcement duties, such as fishing boats inspection and anti-drug/contraband trafficking are closely related to people’s rights, leading to possible external causes of occupational crime.
Coast guard officers are empowered with the coercive authority to intervene, crackdown, cite, sanction, fine, arrest, and confiscate when carrying out their duties. Due to their power and relevance to people’s property and safety, coast guard staff is vulnerable to corrupt behavior. Moreover, the government’s image is often shaped by the public’s subjective opinion rather than official crime statistics. Coast Guard Administration has been in place for 17 years. A total of 79 cases involved coast guard staff has been send to the prosecutors’ office, causing serious damage to the image and performance of the agency.
Based on criminal convictions in courts of first instance between 2000 and 2011, this study analyzes characteristics and types of occupational crime committed by coast guard personnel. Using content analysis, this study grouped past cases into three categories: “opportunity”, “broker” and “complexity”. Opportunity” cases refer to officials taking the advantage of their authority and/or collaborating with businessmen to engage in criminal behavior. “Broker” cases involve third parties (brokers) in the commission of the crime. “Complexity” cases extend the broker type to include political representatives and agency top brass. Key findings include: (1) there is no apparent increase in corruption; (2) crimes concentrated on areas that have greater urban-rural differences; (3) corruption represented the majority of occupational crime; (4) “opportunity” is the most common type of occupational crime. Many cases involved greedy without considering possible consequences. To prevent corruption, agencies should enhance their legal education for all employees, professional training for procurement personnel, and oversight of risky workers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/105NTPU0102010 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | YANG,Ming-Yu, 楊明玉 |
| Contributors | SHEU,Chuen-Jim, 許春金 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 33 |
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