Organized Crime “Control” in Asia

Bibliographic Data

ID23455201
AuthorsRoderic Broadhurst (0000-0001-5432-1350, Australian National University), Rod Broadhurst, Nicholas Farrelly (0000-0001-7768-0719, Australian National University)
Year2013
Publication date2013-12-16
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueOxford Handbook of Organized Crime (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199730445.013.016
OpenAlexW2209806854
ISBN9780199730445
LanguageEN
References cited11

In recent decades, the vast Asian region has experienced the same globalizing trends and rapid trade liberalization as the rest of the world. However, policies for controlling organized crime in Asia are underdeveloped compared with elsewhere. For global law enforcement, this is worrisome because as the weight of economic and demographic influence shifts to Asia many countries are struggling to enforce their current laws, and regionwide crime control initiatives are lackluster at best. Furthermore, the overlap between terrorist and crime networks appears problematic in many parts of Asia. This article suggests that inconsistent crime control in Asia will continue to fertilize the criminal groups that have come to make thug, triad, and Golden Triangle notable parts of the international language of criminal organization.

China · Control (management) · Crime control · Criminal justice · Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Enforcement · Geography · International trade · Law enforcement · Liberalization · Organised crime · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Terrorism · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence