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| 2.8 DIMENSIONS OF CRIMINAL/ TERRORIST NETWORKS
Although networks are an important, and somewhat neglected, form of criminal organization, they are not the single or exclusive system. The traditional non-horizontal model long associated with Mafia families in the U.S., for example, does not need to be abandoned: After all, it is possible to have networks of hierarchies, hybrid organizational forms with some hierarchical mechanisms and a substantial network aspect, and even a network of networks. The shapes and sizes of the networks can be diverse; however, they vary along several critical scopes. First, a network can be created and directed by a core of coordinators/ organizers who want to use it for specific purposes (a “directed network”) or it can emerge spontaneously as a mechanism to add efficiency to the functioning of a market (a [“business network”).] |
Dimensions of Criminal Networks
Although networks are an important, and somewhat neglected, form of criminal organization, they are not the sole or exclusive form. The traditional hierarchical model long associated with Mafia families in the United States, for example, does not need to be jettisoned: After all, it is possible to have networks of hierarchies, hybrid organizational forms with some hierarchical components and a significant network dimension, and even a network of networks. If networks come in a great variety of shapes, however, they vary along several critical dimensions. First, a network can be created and directed by a core of organizers who want to use it for specific purposes (a “directed network”) or it can emerge spontaneously as a mechanism to add efficiency to the functioning of a market (a “transaction network”). |
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