Discussion and Recommendations

Abstract

In addition to a literature study, the researcher conducted two in-depth interviews with a participant and area expert for on-the-ground information and to substantiate the transformation of the descriptive explanations into analytical explanations. Even though the best explanation of the transformation process of DynCorp employees may have been obtained by adhering to (independent) academic scholars and by researching the perceptions from a perpetrator’s perspective, this was almost impossible due to the sensitivity and accessibility of the subject. However, this research may have some effect on the applicability of the contemporary theory of state-corporate crime on cases of PMSC criminality. The research showed that, even though the complicity of DynCorp in sex trafficking and endeavoring a cover-up of this crime can be regarded a state-corporate crime, the theory and its associated theoretical model are not sufficient in explaining these crimes. In fact, by merging both the subunit and headquarters in one level of analysis, the theory tends to overlook the differences in environment, manner of involvement in crimes, and the mechanisms between the corporate headquarters and the subunit. This study recommends further empirical research in other cases of PMSC involvement in international crimes to substantiate the explanatory power of subunits and a bidirectional approach.