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Three can keep a secret if two are dead - En fallstudie av Hells Angels kontraspionage

Gidlund, Åsa LU (2024) UNDK02 20232
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This study investigated the counterintelligence activities of a criminal organisation – Hells Angels. The evolution of counterintelligence skills can be understood as a learning process in which Hells Angels adapts its counterintelligence activities as authorities adopt new methods and techniques. The study set out to answer the questions of 1) how Hells Angels responded to authorities´ efforts to prosecute the organisation by developing it counterintelligence activities, and 2) which factors affected Hells Angels counterintelligence abilities. Using a process-tracing method the counterintelligence activities of Hells Angels during the years 1960-2009 was described and aspects affecting these activities investigated. The conclusion was... (More)
This study investigated the counterintelligence activities of a criminal organisation – Hells Angels. The evolution of counterintelligence skills can be understood as a learning process in which Hells Angels adapts its counterintelligence activities as authorities adopt new methods and techniques. The study set out to answer the questions of 1) how Hells Angels responded to authorities´ efforts to prosecute the organisation by developing it counterintelligence activities, and 2) which factors affected Hells Angels counterintelligence abilities. Using a process-tracing method the counterintelligence activities of Hells Angels during the years 1960-2009 was described and aspects affecting these activities investigated. The conclusion was that Hells Angels has adapted to authorities abilities in several ways. Factors that has affected their abilities include the large-scale production and distribution of narcotics, conflicts with other criminal organizations, organisational structure and efforts from and techniques used by authorities to prosecute Hells Angels. (Less)
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author
Gidlund, Åsa LU
supervisor
organization
course
UNDK02 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Hells Angels, counterintelligence, criminal organisation, learning process
language
Swedish
id
9143988
date added to LUP
2024-02-06 11:08:24
date last changed
2024-02-06 11:08:24
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  abstract     = {{This study investigated the counterintelligence activities of a criminal organisation – Hells Angels. The evolution of counterintelligence skills can be understood as a learning process in which Hells Angels adapts its counterintelligence activities as authorities adopt new methods and techniques. The study set out to answer the questions of 1) how Hells Angels responded to authorities´ efforts to prosecute the organisation by developing it counterintelligence activities, and 2) which factors affected Hells Angels counterintelligence abilities. Using a process-tracing method the counterintelligence activities of Hells Angels during the years 1960-2009 was described and aspects affecting these activities investigated. The conclusion was that Hells Angels has adapted to authorities abilities in several ways. Factors that has affected their abilities include the large-scale production and distribution of narcotics, conflicts with other criminal organizations, organisational structure and efforts from and techniques used by authorities to prosecute Hells Angels.}},
  author       = {{Gidlund, Åsa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Three can keep a secret if two are dead - En fallstudie av Hells Angels kontraspionage}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}