Inside Criminal Networks

• Main Author: Morselli, Carlo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Studies of Organized Crime, 8
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Social Sciences, general.

What do an illegal drug importer, a stolen car exporter, a Hells Angels member, an accountant, and an airplane hijacker have in common? Like most people, they all operate in social networks—and at times, they come together in criminal networks which, though tightly structured and controlled, undergo...

Table of Contents:

• The Criminal Network Perspective
• Case Study Sources and Designs
• Partnership Configurations in Illegal Drug-Importation
• The Efficiency#x2013;Security Trade-Off
• Legitimate Strengths in Criminal Networks
• Law-Enforcement Disruption of a Drug-Importation Network
• Brokerage Qualifications in Ringing Scripts
• Hells Angels in Springtime
• Street Gang Presence in Drug-Distribution Operations
• Summary and Extensions.