Drawing on narrative criminology and sensemaking theory, this paper explores interpretive patterns in an interagency policing collaboration that targets ‘work-related crime’ (WRC). WRC is a policy term denoting organized crime and economic offences (i.e. tax evasion, benefits fraud, labour exploitation and immigration law offences) and is framed as a threat to the viability of the welfare state. While the concept signals an intent to coordinate across agencies, policing takes place within local and institutional contexts. How do agents in the police and collaborating agencies render the policy concept ‘work-related crime’ meaningful and actionable? The study articulates three organizational narratives explaining WRC as fundamental criminogenic change, as stability and as a reflexive product of the control apparatus.

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欺骗、威胁和反身性：对有组织和经济犯罪进行监管的组织叙事

本文借鉴叙事犯罪学和意义建构理论，探讨了针对“与工作相关的犯罪”(WRC) 的跨部门警务合作中的解释模式。WRC 是一个政策术语，表示有组织犯罪和经济犯罪（即逃税、福利欺诈、劳动剥削和移民法犯罪），并被定义为对福利国家生存能力的威胁。虽然这个概念表明了跨机构协调的意图，但警务工作是在地方和机构环境中进行的。警察和合作机构的代理人如何使“与工作有关的犯罪”的政策概念具有意义和可操作性？该研究阐明了三个组织叙述，将 WRC 解释为基本的犯罪变化、稳定性和控制装置的反射产品。