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PSYCHOLOGY OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND CRIMINAL GROUPS

European International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Management Studies, 2022
The most current knowledge regarding organized crime, the factors that led to its consolidation, and the psychology of criminal organizations is provided in this page. The essay also discusses the many forms of organized crime, elements that criminal organizations use to analyze their deviant behavior, the psychological make-up of the criminal ...
Qurbonova Aziza Davlatqizi, Qurbonovdoniyordavlato ’g’li   +1 more
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Asian Emerging Crime Groups: Examining the Definition of Organized Crime

Criminal Justice Review, 1994
This article examines the definition, structure, and operation of one set of contemporary emerging crime groups-Asian racketeers. The article describes how Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese criminal groups differ in their structural forms because of culture, immigration patterns, function, and other factors and analyzes them according to Maltz's 1985 ...
John Huey-Long Song, John Dombrink
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Optimal leniency and the organization design of group crime

Journal of Public Economics, 2020
Abstract We study a simple law-enforcement model where the organizational structure of a criminal group is endogenous and determined jointly with the amnesty granted to whistleblowers. We allow criminals to choose between a horizontal (partnership) and a vertical (hierarchical) organization structure, and we study how this choice affects the optimal ...
Immordino, Giovanni, Piccolo, Salvatore, Roberti, Paolo   +2 more
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Organized Crime Group Detection

2016
In this chapter, we propose a new computational approach to organized crime group detection based on a social network analysis perspective. A challenging aspect is the need for a precise definition of what exactly constitutes a criminal organization.
Mohammad A. Tayebi, Uwe Glässer
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Crime in Cyberspace: Offenders and the Role of Organized Crime Groups

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
This working paper summarizes what is currently known about cybercrime offenders and groups. The paper briefly outlines definition and scope of cybercrime, the theoretical and empirical challenges in addressing what is known about cyber offenders, and the likely role of organized crime groups (OCG).
Roderic Broadhurst, Peter Grabosky, Mamoun Alazab, Brigitte Bouhours, Steve Ki-hong Chon   +4 more
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A behavioral model for Ukrainian organized crime groups

Trends in Organized Crime, 2001
Ukrainian organized crime operates like any social group existing in relation to other institutions in society. The specifics of criminal group behavior in Ukraine are governed by strict norms and standards which have developed over many decades. The 'thieves idea,' promoting brotherhood and superiority among members of criminal groups, was cultivated ...
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Assessing the success factors of organized crime groups

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 2014
Purpose – Expert assessment of organized crime (OC) group capabilities is often the basis for national threat assessments; it is rare, however, for variations in collective expert opinions of OC success factors to be systematically evaluated.
Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Steven J. Strang, Ralph B. Taylor   +2 more
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Investigating Organized Crime Groups: A Social Network Analysis Perspective

2012 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, 2012
In this paper, we analyze co-offending networks derived from a large real-world crime dataset for the purpose of identifying organized crime structures and their constituent entities. We focus on methodical and analytical aspects in using social network analysis methods and data mining techniques.
M. A. Tayebi, U. Glasser
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Features of proving crimes, committed by organized crime groups

Juridical Analytical Journal
the article reveals difficulties in proving criminal acts committed by organized crime groups, caused by careful planning and conspiracy, a high degree of organization of members of these crime groups, a large number of episodes of criminal activity of the accused, the peculiarities of its operational documentation, the need to appoint a large number ...
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Scotland’s Drug Criminality: Organized Crime Group (S) and Illegal Governance

Deviant Behavior, 2019
Organized crime has been on the rise during the past decade. During that time, Scotland was home to more youth gangs than London, with Glasgow alone providing a base for around 170 youth gangs.
Chris Holligan, Robert McLean, Gareth Rice   +2 more
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