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150852
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ID:
106143
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2011.
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The article offers a commentary on the push and pull framework outlined by Morselli, Turcotte and Tenti in the current issue of this journal. It argues that, when assessing the mobility of criminal groups, two key aspects deserve better recognition: first, the nature of the movement, namely whether the common fund and the 'headquarters' (including the boss) have been shifted from the old to the new locale; second, whether the group provides some kind of goods and services or is purely predatory. It maintains that both push and pull factors may vary according to those characteristics. Finally, the article empirically examines the movement of a Camorra crime group from Campania (Italy) to Scotland and the Netherlands, and reconstructs the underlying push and pull factors.
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ID:
087811
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103519
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ID:
086787
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2009.
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Differentiating perpetrators of violence in Mindanao is difficult given the number of criminal actors in the area. Against the backdrop of Islamist insurgent groups regularly engaged in battles against the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) causing fatalities and confusion, peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have faltered. The clear distinction between insurgent and criminal activities is increasingly blurred as militants profit from once-traditional criminal activities and criminal groups engage in operations of the kind once reserved for insurgents.
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ID:
149829
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China's Coast Guard has drawn attention for its activities in the South and East China seas. Neil Ashdown and Sebastian Czakon examine how structured monitoring of historical data from vessel location broadcasts can be used to analyse marine activity.
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ID:
188098
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There is a paucity of research comparing gang members and domestic extremists and extant studies find few explicit linkages. Despite this, there remains a great deal of interest in possible similarities between these criminal groups. Driving this interest is the possibility of adapting policies and practices aimed at preventing entry into criminal groups. A critical first step to determining compatibility is to examine the circumstances of the individuals who enter these organizations and better describe the entry processes. This study provides a unique comparison of entry into these groups by drawing on four broad empirically derived mechanisms of group entry using forty-five in-person interviews of U.S. gang members and thirty-eight life history narratives of individuals who radicalized in the United States. Our results reveal that each of the four conceptual categories appeared to influence initial involvement; however, no single mechanism described involvement in criminal groups or differentiated involvement across the gangs and extremist groups.
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ID:
129091
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ID:
091895
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2009.
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Born form the remains of the Gulf Cartel and Zetas, La Familia has grown into Mexico's most violent criminal organisation. Here author charts the group's development and expansion and the consequences this could have for regional security within the region.
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ID:
157627
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The author examines the state of irregular migration that has developed over recent years on the European continent and its influence in creating new challenges and threats.
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ID:
085527
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2008.
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This article recalls the major events that have taken place since 24 March 2005. It examines Bakiev's new government formed in December 2007, analyses the changes in criminal world dynamics, explains problems in the hydro-energy sector, and concludes with a section on civil society groups. The article demonstrates how corruption, crime and politics are interlinked in the country and how, on the other hand, local civil society groups have proved to be considerably more stable compared to political parties.
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ID:
142855
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Criminal groups are above the law because they have managed to capture and corrupt the state.”
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ID:
106141
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2011.
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This article reviews evidence from past research that addresses diverse themes and theories regarding shifts and patterns in the mobility of criminal groups. Our main objective is to identify push and pull factors that will help us understand how and why criminal groups, organisations or general organised crime patterns are present across a variety of settings (i.e. geographical locations, criminal markets and legitimate industries). Push factors refer to forces which drive criminal groups from a setting. Pull factors refer to forces which draw criminal groups to a setting. A distinction is also made between contexts in which offenders organise around available opportunities (the strategic context) and contexts in which opportunities induce greater organisational levels amongst offenders (the emergent context). The most general statement that can be formulated from the present exercise is that opportunities matter more than the group itself. What we demonstrate is that the problems concerning geographical locations, criminal markets and legitimate industries that are vulnerable to organised crime are persistent and stable over time. Groups that seize such opportunities, on the other hand, are transient and more than often short-lived. Aside from reviewing past research in search of such factors, we also apply the general understanding that emerges from our analysis to critically assess case studies that reflect popular images of organised crime threats in Canada during recent years. The concluding section identifies the key issues that must be addressed within this area.
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ID:
109456
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ID:
100306
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ID:
112205
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