TY - JOUR
T1 - Women Who Participate in Illegal Pyramid Selling
T2 - Voices from Female Rural Migrant Offenders in China
AU - Shen, Anqi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Mainly through a case study, this article examines Chinese women’s involvement in one form of organised crime—illegal pyramid selling—which is increasingly prevalent among female offenders in recent years in China. The article discusses the socioeconomic context to situate the findings and introduces the research methods and data. It then details the case study discussing the following: first, the nature of pyramid schemes and the Chinese law concerning the illicit business; second, migrant women’s entry into illegal pyramid selling and their motives; and third, the roles that women play in the criminal operations. In addition, women’s gains and losses as a result of participation in the crime are explored. Finally, it concludes the article by highlighting the empirical evidence presented and offers implications of the research.
AB - Mainly through a case study, this article examines Chinese women’s involvement in one form of organised crime—illegal pyramid selling—which is increasingly prevalent among female offenders in recent years in China. The article discusses the socioeconomic context to situate the findings and introduces the research methods and data. It then details the case study discussing the following: first, the nature of pyramid schemes and the Chinese law concerning the illicit business; second, migrant women’s entry into illegal pyramid selling and their motives; and third, the roles that women play in the criminal operations. In addition, women’s gains and losses as a result of participation in the crime are explored. Finally, it concludes the article by highlighting the empirical evidence presented and offers implications of the research.
KW - China
KW - Internal migration
KW - Organised crime
KW - Pyramid selling
KW - Women
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072124105&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11417-019-09295-y
DO - 10.1007/s11417-019-09295-y
M3 - Article
SN - 1871-0131
VL - 15
SP - 91
EP - 107
JO - Asian Journal of Criminology
JF - Asian Journal of Criminology
IS - 2
ER -