The prosecution of Chinese organized crime groups: the Sister Ping case and its lessons

This article analyzes the investigation and prosecution of contemporary Chinese criminal organizations through the study of one major human smuggling case: the trial of “Sister Ping.” Data were obtained from media reports, court documents, and from interviews with parties familiar with the case. It...

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Published inTrends in organized crime Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 157 - 182
Main Author Sein, Andrew J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer-Verlag 01.06.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
China (People's Republic)
Criminal justice
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Human trafficking
Law and Criminology
Organized crime
Political Science
Prosecutions
Smuggling
Sociology
Trials
China
Human smuggling
Golden venture
Sister Ping
Chinese organized crime
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Summary:This article analyzes the investigation and prosecution of contemporary Chinese criminal organizations through the study of one major human smuggling case: the trial of “Sister Ping.” Data were obtained from media reports, court documents, and from interviews with parties familiar with the case. It is argued that modern human smuggling groups such as the one run by Sister Ping are informal and decentralized organizations against which the RICO statute may be of little use.
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ISSN:1084-4791
1936-4830
DOI:10.1007/s12117-008-9036-y