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The New Criminal Conspiracy? Asian Gangs and Organized Crime in San Francisco
Abstract
Research indicates that there is wide variation in the social organization of gangs in relation to drug sales. Few attempts have examined Asian gangs in this regard, despite the prevalence of the conspiratorial view among some police, policymakers, and journalists that Asian gangs are intricately connected to organized crime groups in Chinese communities and Asia and to heroin trafficking. This article examines the relationship between Asian gangs and organized crime in light of current theoretical frameworks. The analysis is based on data from an ethnographic study and suggests that the connections between Asian gangs and organized crime operations are not at all clear and are best conceptualized as associations between individuals in groups rather than as criminal conspiracies. The discussion provides several reasons for the absence of a formal organizational structure.
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Social gangs are engaged in illegal drug use and drug trafficking.
“social gangs are engaged in illegal drug use and drug trafficking.”
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There is a great chance that some gangs are organized with an aim to distribute illegal drugs in their immediate locale.
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Metadata
- Authors
- JOE, K. A.
- Corresponding author
- JOE, KAREN A.
- Venue
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1994-11
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 390-415
- ISSN
- 0022-4278 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-731X
- OpenAlex
- W2134768356
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 5.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Keywords
- Asian gangs, organized crime, drug sales, heroin trafficking, Chinese community, San Francisco, criminal conspiracy, informal groups, transnational crime
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