Event-Based (i.e., the Study of Criminal Events and Collective Action as the Basis for Conclusions)
We can conceptualize organized crime as a construct dependent upon specific groups or networks, that is, there are illicit activities committed by individuals acting as a criminal enterprise (e.g., racketeering). However, it may be more fertile to theorize about organized crime as inextricably entangled with criminal markets. Groups and networks may come and go, but the illicit market persists (Albanese 2012, 2).
While the United States and Italy have focused on criminal groups (e.g., mafia, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations), England and Wales, for example, have focused on criminal activities (Sergi 2015, 183). Neither ...
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