Social Network and Distance Correlates of Criminal Associates Involved in Illicit Drug Production

Malm, Aili; Kinney, J. Bryan; Pollard, Nahanni

doi:10.1057/palgrave.sj.8350069

Cited by 42 publications

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“…Eight of the studies assessed the network position of group leaders (studies: Calderoni 2014; Duijn et al 2014;Hofmann and Gallupe 2015;Malm et al 2008;Morselli 2009Morselli , 2010Xu and Chen 2008). 12 The 11 One study explored internal co-offending (study 16), finding that members of an ethnically diverse, but racially homogeneous street gang were more likely to co-offend with other gang members from the same ethnic group, suggesting the existence of distinct internal co-offending structures.…”

Section: Criminal Network Structurementioning

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Drug supply networks: a systematic review of the organizational structure of illicit drug trade

2017

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This study presents a systematic review of research using social network analysis to document the structure of organized crime groups involved in drug trafficking. Our first objective is to determine whether the balance of evidence supports the argument that organized crime groups are loosely structured. Second, we aim to assess the relative importance of targeting individuals high in social capital (structural position) versus human capital (access to resources) in efforts to disrupt operations. Examining 34 studies, describing 54 illicit drug supply networks, we find five implications for anti-drug policy, and propose seven recommendations to facilitate meta-analysis and improve cross-network comparison.

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Section: Criminal Network Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Drug supply networks: a systematic review of the organizational structure of illicit drug trade

2017

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“…Social network analysis has long been presented as a surveillance and intelligence gathering technique (Sparrow 1991;Klerks 1999). However, after 9/11 (Krebs 2002) it has been used to map security problems or 'dark networks' (Milward and Raab 2006;Raab and Milward 2003), including criminal enterprises (e.g., Malm and Bichler 2011;Malm, Kinney and Pollard 2008;Morselli 2010;Morselli and Giguere 2006), terror cells (Krebs 2002;Koschade 2006) and even corrupt police (Lauchs et al 2011). Dupont (2006) is one of the few to use social network analysis in an attempt to map security networks.…”

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Surveillance, security and sporting mega events: toward a research agenda on the organisation of security networks

Whelan

2013

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Surveillance and security at sporting mega-events has been the subject of considerable recent scholarly attention. Sporting mega-events such as the Olympic Games and World Cup Football Finals have become occasions of almost unparalleled economic, political and social significance. In the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, scholars have examined issues such as the ‘security legacies’ left by sporting mega-events, the infrastructures and technologies used in an attempt to secure these events, and the planning mentalities underpinning the staggering ‘security spectacle’ of sporting mega-events. This article deals with the subject of how surveillance and security practices at sporting mega-events are organised. It uses an emerging paradigm of ‘security networks’ to call attention to some of the important issues involving the entire ‘security assemblage’ that accompanies sporting mega-events. The article presents five levels of analysis – structural, cultural, policy, technological and relational – to examine these practices and present key areas for further research on sporting mega-events.

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“…Thus, for the police to have a record of a crime taking place, a proactive investigation action must be employed. Furthermore, due to the secondary nature of the evidence, it was not possible to control for data error and missing data (e.g., due to the impossibility of manually surveying the whole population of offenders; Malm, Kinney & Pollard, 2008).…”

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Centrality, Mobility, and Specialization: A Study of Drug Markets in a Non-metropolitan Area in the United Kingdom

Baika

Campana

2019

Journal of Drug Issues

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This article empirically explores the structure and mechanisms underpinning the local drug markets in a non-metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. It relies on 3 years’ worth of police records supplemented with qualitative evidence. It shows that, overall, supplying drugs is a rather fragmented business; yet, there are indications of structural differentiation both in terms of positions and roles. Furthermore, substantial differences emerge across drug types—with heroin and cocaine networks showing a higher tendency toward cooperation and group formation (higher average degree and lower fragmentation). This might be due to a higher need for protection and more complex supply chains. Drug suppliers tend to specialize in relation to the Class A drugs, their role in the market, and the territory in which they operate. Finally, members of organized crime groups possess significantly higher degree centrality than non-members, suggesting an ability to exert influence on the market.

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Social Network and Distance Correlates of Criminal Associates Involved in Illicit Drug Production

Cited by 42 publications

References 29 publications

Drug supply networks: a systematic review of the organizational structure of illicit drug trade

Drug supply networks: a systematic review of the organizational structure of illicit drug trade

Surveillance, security and sporting mega events: toward a research agenda on the organisation of security networks

Centrality, Mobility, and Specialization: A Study of Drug Markets in a Non-metropolitan Area in the United Kingdom

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