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Progression from Cafeteria to à la carte Offending: Scottish Organised Crime Narratives
Author(s) -
DENSLEY JAMES,
McLEAN ROBERT,
DEUCHAR ROSS,
HARDING SIMON
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the howard journal of crime and justice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2059-1101
pISSN - 2059-1098
DOI - 10.1111/hojo.12304
Subject(s) - narrative , cafeteria , criminology , organised crime , psychology , qualitative research , sample (material) , sociology , social science , medicine , art , chemistry , literature , pathology , chromatography
This article presents insights from qualitative research into organised crime (OC) in Glasgow, Scotland. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 42 current and former offenders with a history of group offending in an attempt to understand variation in the onset, maintenance, and cessation of OC careers. Offending narratives revealed different OC trajectories. Drug dealing was the primary modus operandi of OC groups, but some offenders exhibited versatility and progression to wider criminal activity or a mix of illegitimate activity and legitimate business. Implications for future policing strategies and suggested additional research are outlined in response to these findings.