The Characteristics and Causes of Chinese Rural Gangland Crime

• In Event: Crime in Rural China (Organized by the Division of Rural Criminology)

Abstract

Rural China gangland crime is pervasive and has been a serious problem in China. The Chinese government initiated an intensive national wide campaign on war against gangland crime, beginning in January 2018. This study focuses on the study of village level gangland crime in rural China. A qualitative case study is the major methodology utilized. Based on literature research and a case study, this paper examines the characteristics and causes of the proliferation of China rural gangland crimes. The characteristics include crime time period and location distributions, type of crimes, organizational components, organizational scale, whether village level officials are involved in the illegal activities, whether village voting for local officers is part of the corruption, whether higher level officials are involved, and if involved, the distribution of the rank of officials, and the distribution of different government functional divisions. This paper reviews the Chinese government’s war on gangland crime from different perspectives, thus postulating governance policy implications in rural China.

Authors

• Jianming Ren, The CAM Society for Integrity Building and Governance Research

• Yu Hong, The CAM Society for Integrity Building and Governance Research

• Tongtong Xue, The CAM Society for Integrity Building and Governance Research

• Liping Liu, The CAM Society for Integrity Building and Governance Research