VICTIMS OF CORPORATE CRIME AND IT’S EFFECT: A SOCIO LEGAL STUDY
AUTHOR – ANKIT KUMAR YADAV* & DR. DEO NARAYAN SINGH**
* LL.M. SCHOOL OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR 2025-26.
** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR
BEST CITATION – ANKIT KUMAR YADAV & DR. DEO NARAYAN SINGH, VICTIMS OF CORPORATE CRIME AND IT’S EFFECT: A SOCIO LEGAL STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (9) OF 2026, PG. 700-709, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/IJLRV6I975
Abstract
Corporate crime has serious and far-reaching consequences for people, communities and the environment. Corporate crime is often perceived as a non-violent, technical form of misbehaviour. The main focus of the article is on the victims of corporate crime who are usually ignored and highlights how harm is often hidden, mitigated and delayed. Unlike the traditional crimes, corporate misconduct does not usually have immediate or identifiable victims, therefore identification and remediation are more difficult. The study addresses a number of groups of victims, such as communities affected by environmental degradation, workers subjected to abusive working conditions and consumers exposed to dangerous products. Furthermore, this paper examines some categories of corporate crime such as consumer deception, labour abuse, environmental crimes and financial fraud. The study also reveals the pervasive and multifaceted harm caused by corporate wrongdoing in these categories.
Keywords
White-Collar Crime, Consumer Crime, Corporate Crime, Labour Exploitation, Consumer Protection, Corporate Liability, Environmental Crime, Regulatory Framework, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Social Impact Economic Loss, Legal Enforcement, Public Awareness and Corporate Ethics