Advances in Research on Illicit Networks
Social network analysis finally reached a critical mass of scholars in the field of criminology. The proven track record of network theory and methods in fostering new advances in our understanding of crimes and criminals has extended the web of researchers willing to integrate this approach to their work. It is more than just a fad once you adopt a network approach, it almost inevitably becomes the main lens through which you see crime. The insights learned from analysing matrices of relations among offenders, from exploiting the interdependence among actors instead of finding ways to avoid it are simply too great to ignore. This book provides a state of the art assessment into network research currently being conducted in criminology and beyond, pushing the field further in multiple ways. A series of contributions tackle themes and offending types that had yet to be previously empirically investigated, including political conspiracies, steroid distribution, methamphetamine production, illicit marketplaces on the Internet, and small arms trafficking. Advances are also found in the data sources used to extract illicit networks, and the methods used to analyse them.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Crime.
Martin Bouchard is Associate Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His research focuses on the organisation and dynamics of illegal markets, and the role of social networks in a variety of criminal phenomena. His work appeared in numerous journals, including Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and Social Networks.
Advances in Research on Illicit Networks
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Martin Bouchard
First published 2015
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Contents
Martin Bouchard and Joanna Amirault
Peter J. Carrington and Sarah B. van Mastrigt
Frdric Ouellet, Rmi Boivin, Chlo Leclerc and Carlo Morselli
Thomas J. Holt
David Dcary-Htu and Benoit Dupont
Robert R. Faulkner and Eric R. Cheney
Nicholas C. Athey and Martin Bouchard
David A. Bright and Jordan J. Delaney
Gisela Bichler and Aili Malm
Christian Leuprecht and Kenneth Hall
The chapters in this book were originally published in Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Chapter 1
Advances in research on illicit networks
Martin Bouchard and Joanna Amirault
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 119122
Chapter 2
Co-offending in Canada, England and the United States: a cross-national comparison
Peter J. Carrington and Sarah B. van Mastrigt
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 123140
Chapter 3
Friends with(out) benefits: co-offending and re-arrest
Frdric Ouellet, Rmi Boivin, Chlo Leclerc and Carlo Morselli
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 141154
Chapter 4
Exploring the social organisation and structure of stolen data markets
Thomas J. Holt
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 155174
Chapter 5
Reputation in a dark network of online criminals
David Dcary-Htu and Benoit Dupont
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 175196
Chapter 6
The multiplexity of political conspiracy: illegal networks and the collapse of Watergate
Robert R. Faulkner and Eric R. Cheney
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 197215
Chapter 7
The BALCO scandal: the social structure of a steroid distribution network
Nicholas C. Athey and Martin Bouchard
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 216237
Chapter 8
Evolution of a drug trafficking network: Mapping changes in network structure and function across time
David A. Bright and Jordan J. Delaney
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 238260
Chapter 9
Small arms, big guns: a dynamic model of illicit market opportunity
Gisela Bichler and Aili Malm
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 261286
Chapter 10
Networks as strategic repertoires: Functional differentiation among Al-Shabaab terror cells
Christian Leuprecht and Kenneth Hall
Global Crime, volume 14, issue 23 (MayAugust 2013) pp. 287310
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Joanna Amirault is a Professor in the School of Social and Community Services, Humber College, Canada. Her research interests include criminal justice responses to terrorist offenders, sentencing and criminal careers. Her work has appeared in Criminal Justice Policy Review, Justice Quarterly, Journal of Criminal Justice, and International Criminal Justice Review.
Dr Gisela Bichler is Professor of Criminal Justice at California State University, USA, and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR). As the CCJR Director, Dr Bichler works with a range of criminal justice agencies, community groups and city governments to develop solutions to local crime and public safety issues that invoke stronger place management and situational crime prevention. This often involves the use of various research technologies (e.g., geographic information systems and social network analysis) to analyse crime issues. Her current research examines the structure of illicit networks associated with criminal enterprise groups, transnational illicit markets, terrorism and corporate interlock. Recent publications have appeared in the
