Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2022 in the subject Politics - Political systems in general and in comparison, grade: Excellent (5,66), , language: English, abstract: The starting point for this study is the growing corruption in business and society worldwide. Swamp, felt and nepotism - more than every second EU citizen assumes that corruption, bribery and venality are the order of the day both in the EU and in their own country. Therefore, the scientific study focuses on the sociological and criminological foundations of corruption and compliance as an administrative and corporate possibility for the prevention of corruption and white-collar crime. In this context, the study considers compliance as a strategy and instrument that is intended to ensure correct behavior in accordance with applicable law. Nevertheless, the strategies and instruments also include moral-ethical codes of conduct, which are of course subject to voluntary action. The conditions, possibilities and limits of compliance measures are highlighted and political, legal and sociological design options are discussed.