Illegal dogfighting: sport or crime?

In recent years there is increasing public attention for dog fighting in Europe. This article focuses on this phenomenon in the Netherlands: its organisation, various actors, modus operandi and possible involvement of organized crime. This qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews,...

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Autor principal: Siegel, Dina (Autor)
Otros Autores: van Uhm, Daan
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Trends in organized crime
Año: 2021, Volumen: 24, Número: 4, Páginas: 563-580
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
Criminalization
Criminal networks
Dog crime
Dog fighting
Hund
Kampf
Niederlande
Tierkampf
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Sumario:In recent years there is increasing public attention for dog fighting in Europe. This article focuses on this phenomenon in the Netherlands: its organisation, various actors, modus operandi and possible involvement of organized crime. This qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews, analysis of police files, observations and online methods. As the result of criminalisation, dogfighting in the Netherlands went underground, creating an illegal market and a sub-culture of dogmen and dogwomen involved. Reputation, status and trust are among the most prominent features of this sub-culture, which is manifested in their analysed communications.
ISSN:1936-4830
DOI:10.1007/s12117-021-09423-0