The analysis of social capital and social networking of drug trafficking

Authors

  • Hamdi Yeşilyurt Polis Akademisi, Antıttepe-Ankara

Keywords:

Social Network, Drug Trafficking, Social Capital, Drug Cartels, Business, Crime

Abstract

Transnational organized crime (TOC), such as drug trafficking, has been a sustained problem for society because of the visible impact on drug abuse that is evident in media coverage. However, research on the development of drug trafficking organizations through clandestine social networks has been limited. Consequently, this study applies Social Network Theory to significant aspects of drug trafficking—business economics and social networks inside drug trafficking groups. The analysis identifies similarities between the legal business and criminal organizations that can lead to favorable methods of criminal justice intervention.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Author Biography

Hamdi Yeşilyurt, Polis Akademisi, Antıttepe-Ankara

Dr. Yesilyurt combines both pracites of law enforcement and research theories in order to reach solutions for public policy. Dr. Yesilyurt's primary areas of academic interest include terrorism, organized crime, cyber crimes, cyber security, social network theory, social media, riots, social movements, critical infrastructure protection, system theory, comparative criminal justice systems. He currently works for International Center for Terrorism and Transnational Crime in Ankara, Turkey.

References

Abadinsky, H. (2010). Organized crime. CengageBrain. com.

Albanese, J.S. (2004). North American organised crime. Global Crime, 6(1), 8-18.

Andreopoulos, G. J. (Ed.). (2013). Policing Across Borders: Law Enforcement Networks and the

Challenges of Crime Control. New York: Springer.

Arias, E.D. (2006). Drugs and democracy in Rio De Janeiro Trafficking, social networks, and public security. North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press.

Calvó‐Armengol, A., & Zenou, Y. (2004). Social networks and crime decisions: the role of

social structure in facilitating delinquent behavior. International Economic Review, 45(3), 939-958.

Casteel, S.W. (2001, September). Drug trafficking in the United States. Retrieved April 18, 2005, from http://www.U.S.doj.gov/dea/pubs/intel/01020/index.html

Chalk, P. (2011). The Latin American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact, and Response.

Rand Corporation. Pittsburgh, PA:RAND Corporation.

Coleman, J.S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of

Sociology, S95-S120.

Cross, R., Parker, A. & Sasson, L. (2003). Networks in the knowledge economy. New York: Oxford University Press.

Degenhardt, L., & Hall, W. (2012). Extent of illicit drug U.S. and dependence, and their

contribution to the global burden of disease. The Lancet, 379(9810), 55-70.

Drug Distribution/Trafficking (n. d. ). Retrieved April 25, 2005, from http://criminal.findlaw. com/crimes/a-z/drug_distribution_trafficking.html

Drug Trafficking in the United States (n. d.). Retrieved April 22, 2005, from http://www.dea.gov/concern/drug_trafficking.html

Flap, H., & Boxman, E. (2001). Getting started: the influence of social capital on the start of the

occupational career. In Nan Lin, Karen S. Cook & Ronald S. Burt (Eds.), Social capital: Theory and research (pp. 159-181). Retrieved from http://www.fss.uu.nl/pubs/hflap/2001gettingstarted.pdf

Fukumi, S. (2013). Cocaine trafficking in Latin America: EU and U.S. policy responses. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing.

Gaines, L. K., Kraska, P. (2003). Drugs, crime and justice. Illinois: Waveland Press.

Granovetter, M.S. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology. 78, 1360-1380.

Grootaert, C., & Van Bastelaer, T. (Eds.). (2002). The role of social capital in development: An empirical assessment. New York:Cambridge University Press.

Harris, K.D. (2010). Organized crime in California (Annual Report to the Legislature). California:California Department of Justice. Kamala. D. Harris. Retrieved from http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/publications/org_crime2010.pdf

Jackson, J. L., Herbrink, J. C., & Jansen, R. W. (1996). Examining criminal organizations: Possible methodologies. Transnational Organized Crime, 2(4), 83-105.

Kappeler, V.E., Potter, G.W., & Blumberg, M. (2005). Mythology of crime and criminal justice. Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc.

Kenney, M. (2007). The architecture of drug trafficking: network forms of organisation in the Colombian cocaine trade. Global Crime, 8(3), 233-259.

Küçükuysal, B. (2012). Drug legalization debate. SDU Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Journal of Social Sciences. 24(December), 215-224.

Lin, N. (2002). Social capital: A theory of social structure and action (Vol. 19). New York: Cambridge

University Press.

McCarthy, D.M. (2011). An economic history of organized crime: A national and transnational

approach. New York: Routledge.

Mishra, P.P. (Ed.). (2008). Organized crime: from trafficking to terrorism (Vol. 1). Abc-clio.

Morselli, C., Turcotte, M. , & Tenti, V. (2011). The mobility of criminal groups. Global Crime, 12(3),

-188.

McIllwain, J. S. (1999). Organized crime: A social network approach. Crime, Law and Social Change, 32(4), 301-323.

Natarajan, M. (2006). Understanding the structure of a large heroin distribution network: A quantitative analysis of qualitative data. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 22(2), 171-192.

Drug Intelligence Center. (2011). National drug threat assessment (Product No . 2011-Q0317-001). Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Justice. Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs44/44849/44849p.pdf

Pearson, G., & Hobbs, D. (2001) Middle market drug distribution. Home Office, London

Potter, G.W. (1993). Criminal organizations: vice, racketeering, and politics in an American city. Long

Grove, Illinois: Waveland Pr Inc.

Putnam, R.D. (2002). Bowling alone: America's declining social capital. Journal of

Democracy, 6(1), 65-78.

Schaler , J.A. (1998). Drugs. New York: Promethe: U.S. Books.

Sellens, J.T. (2009). Knowledge, networks and economic activity. Revisiting the network effects

in the knowledge economy. UOC Papers–e-Journal on the Knowledge Society, (8). Retrieved from http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/8/dt/eng/torrent.pdf

Scott, W.R. (1998). Organizations. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC (2013). World Drug Report 2010. New York, NY: United Nations Publications. Retrieved from http://www.unodc.org/wdr/

Wasserman, S., & Faust, K. (1999). Testing multi-level, multi-theoretical hypotheses about networks in 21st century organizational forms: An analytic framework and empirical example. Retrieved December 5, 2006.

Wellman, B. (1983). “Network Analysis: Some Basic Principles.” In Randall Collins

(ed.) Sociological Theory 1983, pp. 155-200. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Williams, Phil Retrieved December 5, 2006, from RAND Web site:http://www.rand. org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1382/MR1382.ch3.pdf

Williams, P. (1998). The nature of drug-trafficking networks. Current History-New York Then

Philadelphia, 97, 154-159.

Zhang S., & Chin, K. (2004). Characteristics of Chinese human smugglers(Report No:200607). U.S. Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice, United States.

Downloads

Published

2014-02-23

How to Cite

Yeşilyurt, H. (2014). The analysis of social capital and social networking of drug trafficking. Journal of Human Sciences, 11(1), 280–290. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/2758

Issue

Section

Sociology