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Friday, June 20, 2003

Criminal captains of commerce
They work with the efficiency and drive of a big corporation. Markets are grown, career paths followed and at the helm sits a figure of unquestioned authority. According to new government-sponsored research, many of Britain's criminal youth gangs could exist, in other circumstances, as models of commerce and their leaders might be hailed as captains of industry.
Instead, the report reveals in unprecedented detail how their operations are drawing a generation of youngsters into the life of drugs, guns and lawlessness which is blighting Britain's inner cities.
Guardian
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