RT Article
T1 The h200d office: the local embeddedness of the Dutch Crips gang
JF Organized crime in the 21st century
SP 121
OP 135
A1 Roks, R.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925525155
AB Based on 3 years of ethnographic research, this chapter departs from the depiction of the h200d - a local neighborhood in the city of The Hague and the home base of the Dutch Crips - as an “office.” Building on the “crime as work” perspective, this metaphor is used to examine the local embeddedness of the Dutch Crips and their criminal activities. First, the usage of the term “office” shows how the local neighborhood serves as a meeting place of gang members but also for partners in crime in need of (criminal) goods, services, or information. Second, the metaphor of the “office” also sheds light on the Crips’ “employees” (gang members), their “business” (criminal activities), and issues related to both the employees and their business endeavors. This case study illustrates that the local embeddedness of the Dutch Crips not only is beneficial for the gang but also hinders their growth and expansion.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 134-135
SN 9783031215759
K1 Organized Crime
K1 Street Gang
K1 crime as work
K1 Embeddedness
K1 Ethnography