RT Article
T1 Building Trust and Honouring Agreements in the Supply of Protected Wildlife Products
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 64
IS 3
SP 710
OP 725
A1 Wong, Rebecca W. Y. 1986-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1892105691
AB This paper draws on interview data and published court judgment reports to reveal first-hand accounts of illegal transactions involving protected wildlife and how criminals collaborate with one another. This research finds that wildlife supply is controlled by a small number of key suppliers. Further, trust is embedded in the criminals’ relationship based on kinship and friendship ties, while individuals’ ethnicity and reputation also facilitate collaboration. These arrangements shape the criminal networks that exploit protected wildlife. This paper suggests further research into online trading of protected wildlife products, the presence of women in the illegal wildlife trade and the impact of COVID-19 on the criminal networks supplying wildlife.
DO 10.1093/bjc/azad053