A ‘Lens of Labor’: Re-Conceptualizing Young People’s Involvement in Organized Crime

Atkinson-Sheppard, Sally

doi:10.1007/s10612-022-09674-5

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“…Nonetheless, the particular frustration that individuals participating in criminal violence in Latin America are facing and seeking to avoid is work precariousness or poverty. Some researchers have also pointed out that violence is labour because it is physically and emotionally extractive, is like soldiering or policing, is based on organisational and entrepreneurial activities, and entails wage-salary relations (Hoffman 2011;Atkinson-Sheppard 2023). Consequently, killing in organisational settings, based on profit, has distinctive characteristics as an occupational activity.…”

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Escaping Precariousness: Criminal Occupational Mobility of Homicide Inmates During the Mexican Drug War

Zepeda Gil

2024

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

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One of the main inquiry topics within crime and conflict studies is how inequalities or poverty fosters or deters participation in organised violence. Since the late 1990s, the increase in violence in Latin America has boosted the use of Global North criminology and conflict studies to explain this phenomenon. Although helpful, the question about the link between inequality and violence remains elusive. Instead, this research uses occupational mobility and life course approaches to analyse the latest Mexican inmate survey data. With this data, we can understand the factors behind youth recruitment into violent criminal organisations during the current drug war. The main findings point to youth transitions from school and low-skilled manual employment towards criminal violent activities as an option out of work precariousness. This research proposes researching transitions to organised violence as an occupational choice in market economies and post-conflict settlements as a possible causal mechanism that explains inequalities and violence.

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Escaping Precariousness: Criminal Occupational Mobility of Homicide Inmates During the Mexican Drug War

Zepeda Gil

2024

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

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Ethnic profiling of organised crime? A tendency of mafia-cation in the Netherlands

Eski,

Sergi

2023

Trends Organ Crim

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This article will explore how the current narratives (and corresponding changes) in Dutch organised crime policing relate to ethnic profiling of minorities in the Netherlands. It will do so by developing a theoretically informed narrative understanding of what we would like to conceptualise as ethnic profiling of organised crime (in the Netherlands), digging deeper into the connection between the role of ethnicity in organised crime studies inasmuch as it relates to the history of the mafia concept and, even further, lingering colonialism in law-and-order approaches. By focusing on (assumed) socio-historical connections between Italy, mafia and organised crime and on the social construction of Italian mafia as organised crime, based on narrative criminology, this article discursively and interpretatively understands the dominant and hidden Dutch narratives on (policing) organised crime. The discovered narratives will be critically discussed in light of the juxtaposition between mafias and ethnic organised crime and post-colonial implications.

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Factors Driving Rural Migration in Bangladesh and the Adverse Effects on the Lives of Street Children in Dhaka City

Suha,

Shah

2023

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This study investigates the underlying factors driving rural-to-urban migration among street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh, within the framework of globalization. Drawing on the conceptual lenses of Bauman, Standing, and Galtung, this research examines the complexities and interconnections influencing the movement of vulnerable children to urban areas. Employing qualitative methodologies, including informal and in-depth interviews, and, focus group discussions, this study uncovers the multifaceted challenges faced by street children, including food insecurity, inadequate shelter, restricted access to education and healthcare, and compromised health conditions. The findings underscore the significance of family conflicts, economic instability, political influences, and environmental adversities as primary drivers pushing children from rural origins to the streets. Moreover, the study highlights the severe vulnerabilities experienced by street children, manifesting in their limited access to fundamental rights and basic services. The scarcity of suitable resources and social support contributes to their marginalized status, leaving them exposed to exploitation and societal neglect. As a critical outcome, this research underscores the pressing need for comprehensive interventions that address the root causes of rural-to-urban migration and safeguard the well-being and rights of street children. Given its focused analysis of Dhaka, this study offers unique insights into the specific challenges faced by street children within this urban setting.

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A ‘Lens of Labor’: Re-Conceptualizing Young People’s Involvement in Organized Crime

Cited by 3 publications

References 61 publications

Escaping Precariousness: Criminal Occupational Mobility of Homicide Inmates During the Mexican Drug War

Escaping Precariousness: Criminal Occupational Mobility of Homicide Inmates During the Mexican Drug War

Ethnic profiling of organised crime? A tendency of mafia-cation in the Netherlands

Factors Driving Rural Migration in Bangladesh and the Adverse Effects on the Lives of Street Children in Dhaka City

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