Transformation of Criminal Organizations and Social Banditry
Keywords:
gang, social banditry, structure, organised crime, institutionsAbstract
The concept of banditism can be determined as a form of breaking social norms, a way of harming society that triggers a social reaction towards its elimination. Social banditism is a wider phenomenon, stretching over political and ideological spheres, and it can be determined as an irregular form of securing protection of social interests in the broadest sense.
In extremely divided societies, it can be difficult to separate violent, organised crime and rebellion because rebellion is often financed with criminal activities. Additionally, violent crime has a tendency to justify its actions by insisting on ethnic, religious and class divisions.
The authors of the article are examining certain analogies among the phenomena discussed here by determining processes of differentiation, conflicts, specific surroundings, and adaptation of the society members. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a deeper understanding of gangs as a criminal phenomenon that is rooted in complex relations between individuals, the dynamics of collective behaviour, and the process of social changes.
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