The COVID-19 pandemic has created new opportunities for organized criminal groups and
confronted them with new challenges. Analysis of how these groups have reacted to the …

Klaus von Lampe es Profesor de Criminología en la Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht de
Berlín. Ha sido profesor en el Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice …

Latin America is the most violent region in the world. Recent research on the causes of crime
have concluded that institutional effectiveness and corruption appear to be relevant …

The 'kingpin'strategy focuses on dismantling criminal groups by apprehending their leaders.
However, existing evidence indicates that removing a criminal leader may lead to a surge in …

Este artículo busca mostrar la evolución en las últimas tres décadas de la agenda de
investigación científica sobre la categoría de gobernanzas criminales y hacer una …

This paper identifies offender choice patterns associated with extortion subtypes in El
Salvador, Central America. Previous research attributes the rise of extortion in the country to …

Studies of organized crime in cities have traditionally concentrated on the global south or
ethnic enclaves and traditional mafia territories within the global north. Here this study turns …

Desde tiempos remotos, la conducta delictiva ha sido una de las principales
preocupaciones de la sociedad. En particular, el narcotráfico ha movilizado a las …

This study investigates how an abrupt reduction in policing impacts upon the occurrence of
homicides in a violent context in the Global South. The study utilizes a police strike in the …

One of the most elusive pursuits in the study of organized crime is develo** a definition,
description, or conceptual model that captures its complexity, diversity, and ever-changing …