Pistols to PCs: Criminal Syndicates, Gangs, and Cybercrime

Originally my interest in gangs was purely scholastic – I researched street gangs for a history course. Since then, however, that pursuit has evolved (devolved?) into a preoccupation which now teeters between hobby and obsession. That will likely come as no surprise to readers familiar with the article I recently wrote for ShoeMoney on the Japanese Mafia’s newsletters. Unfortunately, for someone who could happily spend an afternoon wandering a neighborhood to find and study its spraypainted gang tags (and has done a time or two), my homebase of Boise, Idaho isn’t exactly the ideal hunting ground. While some people, weirdos,