NCJ Number
178126
Journal
International Journal of Risk, Security and Crime Prevention Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Dated: April 1998 Pages: 111-120
Date Published
April 1998
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This article examines the involvement of ethnic groups in organized and drug-related crime, in particular Moroccans in the Netherlands.
Abstract
The article discusses organized crime in the Dutch delta; delinquency among Moroccan boys; Moroccans and organized crime; Dutch policy and the distribution of hashish; and the Ramola case, which involved a Moroccan group in Rotterdam that ran an international organization trafficking in hashish, heroin, and cocaine. As this case study of Moroccan involvement in drug trafficking suggests, families can perform a key role in transnational organized crime: (1) patriarchal and extended family structures are particularly suited to the mobilization of such networks; (2) family networks of production and distribution are highly resistant to penetration and disturbance by law enforcement agencies; (3) use of family networks minimizes the need for physical violence and corruption; and (4) incentives for involvement in transnational organized crime can be found in the cultural and political environment of the countries in which immigrant communities settle. Notes