NCJ Number
236709
Journal
Global Crime Volume: 12 Issue: 3 Dated: August 2011 Pages: 207-217
Date Published
August 2011
Length
11 pages
Annotation
The article offers a commentary on the push and pull framework outlined by Morselli, Turcotte and Tenti in the current issue of this journal.
Abstract
It argues that, when assessing the mobility of criminal groups, two key aspects deserve better recognition: first, the nature of the movement, namely whether the common fund and the 'headquarters' (including the boss) have been shifted from the old to the new locale; second, whether the group provides some kind of goods and services or is purely predatory. It maintains that both push and pull factors may vary according to those characteristics. Finally, the article empirically examines the movement of a Camorra crime group from Campania (Italy) to Scotland and the Netherlands, and reconstructs the underlying push and pull factors. (Published Abstract)