RT Article
T1 Criminal organizing applying the theory of partial organization to four cases of organized crime
JF Trends in organized crime
VO 21
IS 4
SP 315
OP 342
A1 Rostami, Amir
A2 Mondani, Hernan
A2 Liljeros, Fredrik
A2 Edling, Christofer 1966-
LA English
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/181953118X
AB We explore how the idea of partial organization can provide insights in the study of organized crime. Studying criminal organizing with a theoretical framework used for other social organizing phenomena can help us see the interplay between different forms of criminal collaboration under a single analytical lens, and start a discussion on whether criminal organizing is intrinsically different from other types of social organizing. We analyze four cases of criminal collaboration in Sweden between 1990 and 2015: the Syriac mafia, the Hells Angels Mc Sweden, the street gang Werewolf Legion, and the Hallunda robbery. While the outlaw motorcycle gang, and to a certain extent the street gang, are complete organizations, the mafia is based around and heavily parasitic on other institutions. We have also shown that time-bounded projects are found in the criminal context, with these emerging from strong network relations. Our results show that most of the elements of criminal organizing are not formalized and that partial organization is at least as important and powerful as complete organization.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 341-342
K1 Organizing
K1 Partial organization
K1 Organized Crime
K1 Mafia
K1 Street gangs
K1 Outlaw motorcycle gangs
K1 Criminal project
DO 10.1007/s12117-017-9315-6