Ordinary Decent Criminal (slang)

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Ordinary Decent Criminal (ODC) is a term used by the RUC and British Army, to distinguish criminals engaging in illegal practices for financial or personal ends in Northern Ireland. [1] [2]

In Ireland the term is sometimes used to refer to criminals who refuse to deal with the drugs trade.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Moran, Jon (1 September 2004). "Paramilitaries, 'ordinary decent criminals' and the development of organised crime following the Belfast agreement". International Journal of the Sociology of Law. 32 (3): 263–278. doi:10.1016/j.ijsl.2004.05.002. ISSN   0194-6595.
  2. ↑ Whalen, Lachlan (2006). ""Our Barbed Wire Ivory Tower": The Prison Writings of Gerry Adams". New Hibernia Review / Iris ireannach Nua. 10 (2): 123–139. ISSN   1092-3977.
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