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    Criminal networks sustain cooperation through social norm... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A promise to share poaching proceeds is not credible without a commitment device, because the promiser has no incentive to honor the promise once the antelope is secured.

    Criminal networks sustain cooperation through social norms, shared identity, and reputational sanctions that substitute for legal commitment devices.

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    • 1.Empirical studies of organized crime show enforcement through violence and exclusion substitutes effectively for courts when legal recourse unavailable.
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    • 2.Shared criminal identity creates psychological commitment stronger than formal contracts, reducing defection incentives among members.
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    • 3.Reputation mechanisms (informant lists, betrayal punishment) demonstrably sustain cooperation in stateless or ungoverned market contexts.
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    • 1.Criminal networks frequently collapse due to internal defection, suggesting reputational sanctions are weaker than legal enforcement mechanisms.
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    • 2.Norms and identity explain cooperation within groups but not why criminal networks form specifically—legal alternatives would be more efficient.
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    • 3.The claim conflates descriptive observation (networks use norms) with explanatory necessity (norms substitute because law unavailable).
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