The organization of Danish gangs: a transaction cost approach

How do criminal groups organize, operate, and govern in Denmark? We argue that organized crime groups face governance challenges in the form of principal-agent problems and transaction costs. Based on interviews with law enforcement officers, former gang members, and prisoners, we provide evidence f...

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Main Author: Sløk-Madsen, Stefan Kirkegaard (Author)
Contributors: Skarbek, David ; Hansen, Andreas ; Rezaei, Alexander
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Trends in organized crime
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 361-377
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Rational Choice Theory
Outlaw motorcycle gangs
Organized crime groups