Chung, AS;
(2019)
Introduction.
In: Sheptycki, J and Tsoukala, A, (eds.)
Chinese Criminal Entrepreneurs in Canada, Volume I.
(pp. 1-32).
Palgrave Macmillan: London, UK.
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Abstract
The Introduction explains the rationale for studying the Big Circle Boys (BCB). It discusses the existing research gap where few studies have examined the oft-cited ‘new criminal entrepreneurs,’ particularly Asian ones, that have replaced traditional organised crime since the 1980s. The BCB is the most representative of these which no researcher has examined. They are defined as career/professional criminals who moved abroad from Guangzhou, China, and have at one point held illegal immigrant status and have been a refugee claimant. The sources and methodology are discussed in some detail (interview and documentation; qualitative analysis) as organised crime studies are difficult to conduct and data is hard to acquire, so that the reader can get a glimpse into the fieldwork and data analysis.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Introduction |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-030-05132-7 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-05132-7 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05132-7 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10062740 |
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