The criminal network perspective -- Case study sources and designs -- Partnership configurations in illegal drug-importation -- The efficiency-security trade-off -- Legitimate strengths in criminal networks -- Law-enforcement disruption of a drug-importation network -- Brokerage qualifications in ringing scripts -- Hells Angels in springtime -- Street gang presence in drug-distribution operations -- Summary and extensions
Summary
What do an illegal drug importer, a stolen car exporter, and an airplane hijacker have in common? This title takes a social network perspective to a variety of illegal enterprises, focusing on these organizations' 'flexible order' and the collective coping and adjustment strategies of offenders when key members or opportunities are lost
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index
