RT Article
T1 A community paradigm of organized crime
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 15
IS 1
SP 1
OP 23
A1 Potter, Gary
A2 Cox, Terry
LA English
YR 1990
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764205804
AB This article reviews the available empirical research on organized crime and suggests that an important dimension of that research is the close symbiosis between organized crime groups and the communities in which they operate. As such, it is hypothesized that the concept of community may be important to explaining the persistence and durability of organized crime. A community model proposed by Roland Warren, which seeks to integrate much of the sociological literature on the community, and which delineates the basic functions of the community is presented as a means of organizing the available date about organized crime and explaining organized crime’s functional and latent aspects.
K1 Criminal Organization
K1 Community Function
K1 Social Participation
K1 Organize Crime
K1 Social Control
DO 10.1007/BF02887454