| ID | 075701 |
| Title Proper | Assessing and Explaining the Resurgence of China's Criminal Underworld |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Xia, Ming |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Based upon collected crime statistics, this paper provides a sketch of China's criminal underworld during the past two decades and a quantitative assessment of its current state. Through examining the organised criminal groups, it also assesses the hardcore of China's criminal underworld — the mafia-style criminal syndicates and their greater base — the underworld society. It argues that a challenge from the criminal underworld has increasingly posed a serious threat to Chinese society. It also provides explanations for the recent resurgence of the criminal underworld in China through a perspective of political science — placing emphasis on the state-failure factors. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Crime Vol. 7, No.2; May 2006: p151 - 175 |
| Journal Source | Global Crime Vol: 7 No 2 |
| Key Words | Underworld ; China ; Organized Crime ; Criminal Grups |