# Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/crime-illicit-activities-and-governance-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 451,428 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of organized crime, criminal networks, and their impact on society. It covers topics such as drug trafficking, money laundering, violence, law enforcement strategies, globalization's influence, corruption, and the role of gangs in criminal activities. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11838 |
| Works | 80,143 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Terrie E. Moffitt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/terrie-e-moffitt/)
- [Daron Acemoğlu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/daron-acemoglu/)
- [Don C. Des Jarlais](https://scholariq.org/researchers/don-c-des-jarlais/)
- [Avshalom Caspi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/avshalom-caspi/)
- [Nicholas J. White](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-j-white/)
- [Douglass C. North](https://scholariq.org/researchers/douglass-c-north/)
- [Oliver E. Williamson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/oliver-e-williamson/)
- [James G. March](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-g-march/)
- [Kenneth A. Bollen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-a-bollen/)
- [David P. Farrington](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-p-farrington/)
- [Nicholas Day](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-day/)

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