Come at the king, you best not miss: criminal network adaptation after law enforcement targeting of key players

This paper investigates the impact of the targeting of key players by law enforcement on the structure, communication strategies, and activities of a drug trafficking network. Data are extracted from judicial court documents. The unique nature of the investigation - which saw a key player being arre...

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Main Author: Berlusconi, Giulia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Global crime
Year: 2022, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-64
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Keywords:
Law Enforcement
Resilience
criminal networks
illegal drug markets

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