Radical Criminals in the Grey Area
A Comparative Study of Mexican Religious Drug Cartels and Australian Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12407609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matteo Vergani (0000-0003-0546-4771, Monash University, corresponding author), Sean Collins (0000-0001-8233-5135), Sean P Collins (0000-0002-2305-9836, Victoria Police) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 414-432 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1057610x.2015.1004891 |
| OpenAlex | W2048536047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article defines and assesses the ideal-type of the radical criminal as the analytical framework for a comparative qualitative study of Mexican religious drug cartels and Australian outlaw motorcycle gangs and concludes that radical criminals operate in both weak and failed states and stable democracies. The article participates in the wider discussion concerning the existence (and the features) of a grey area between criminal and political violence, through the lens of the radical criminal ideal-type
Criminology · Ideal (ethics · Ideal type · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |