러시아 조직범죄의 해를 위한 통합 이론적 접근

Abstract

This article attempts to propose an integrative theoretical perspective, which can explain the organized crime phenomenon in the 1990s Russia and other Soviet republics. Various theoretical explanations had been appeared for the plausible explanation of that phenomenon. This article reviews those existing explanations and integrates them. The concept of predatory man, the state, anomie, means-ends disjunction, and criminal opportunities are integrated to develop a theoretical model. Predatory men are wielders of force. They have both psychological characteristics and physical strength. Their cultural goal is power dominance and satisfying their warrior desires. Their goals are realized by the socially approved mean such as the career of military, law enforcement, and security service, etc.. In anomie, the legitimate means shrunk and criminal opportunities increase. Most predatory men adopt illegitimate means for reaching to their cultural goal. That is organized crime. The historical development of organized crime in the 1990s Russia and other Soviet republics can be explained by this theoretical perspective. Lessons drawn from the Russian experience can be a good reference for the prediction of the North Korea’s future and thus valuable for the contemporary Korean society.