TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Networks of Collaborating Criminals: Assessing the Structural Vulnerability of Drug Markets
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Malm, Aili
A1  - Bichler, Gisela
SP  - 271
EP  - 297
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
N2  - Uncovering the resiliency of ties between individuals involved in criminal enterprise will contribute to our understanding of how illicit markets function. To examine activities along the entire drug market commodity chain, this study extracted information about individuals involved or associated with trafficking (1,998 people) from police intelligence reports generated from 2004 to 2006. Significant differences were found for centrality and cohesion across market niches. Results show that the highest fragmentation potential lies with individuals who are involved with smuggling, supply, and financing, particularly when these individuals are also involved in other niches. Variability in small-world and scale-free properties suggest that interdiction strategies must be tailored to niche characteristics.<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427810391535
ID  - ref1
ER  -