Cumulative disruptions: interdependency and commitment escalation as mechanisms of illicit network failure

Disruptions can take many forms resulting from both internal and external tensions. How illicit networks fail to adapt to a wide range of disruptions is an important but understudied area of network analysis. Moreover, disruptions can be cumulative, constraining the possible set of subsequent adapta...

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Authors: Fabiani, Michelle D. (Author) ; Behlendorf, Brandon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Global crime
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-50
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Keywords:
Criminal networks
cumulative disruption
escalation of commitment
human smuggling
Interdependency
network failure

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