An introduction to the special issue on ‘Organised crime and illegal markets in the UK and Ireland

This paper provides an introduction to the articles and report excerpt submitted to the special issue of Trends in Organized Crime on ‘Organised crime and illegal markets in the UK and Ireland’. The aim of the special issue is to draw together empirical research findings and theoretical accounts on...

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Main Author: von Lampe, Klaus (Author)
Contributors: Antonopoulos, Georgios
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 23 April 2018
In: Trends in organized crime
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: [99]-103
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Keywords:
Organised Crime
Illegal markets
United Kingdom
Britain
Ireland
Northern Ireland
IRA
Paramilitary groups
Gangs
Collective Efficacy
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Summary:This paper provides an introduction to the articles and report excerpt submitted to the special issue of Trends in Organized Crime on ‘Organised crime and illegal markets in the UK and Ireland’. The aim of the special issue is to draw together empirical research findings and theoretical accounts on various manifestations of organised crime in the particular geographic context(s), the evolution of organised crime, the links between organised crime, the legal sphere and paramilitary groups, as well as an account of the demographic profile and attitudes of citizens in areas in which organised crime groups thrive.
Item Description:Published: 23 April 2018
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 102-103
ISSN:1936-4830
DOI:10.1007/s12117-018-9343-x