Kingpins of the Jungle: An Analysis of Kingpin Strategies and their Spillover Effects in the Fight Against the Ivory Trade

• In Event: Criminal Justice and Law

Brief Overview

Elephant poaching is dominated by organized crime. Law enforcement agencies have employed kingpin strategies to disrupt poaching network structures and operations. This paper tests if kingpin arrests are effective and if they have spillover effects.

Author

• Akash R Thakkar, University of Texas at Austin