criminal governance

Criminal governance is defined as instances in which armed criminal groups set and enforce rules, provide security and other basic services – such as water, electricity, or internet access – in an urban area, which may be a part (or the whole) of an informal settlement or a neighborhood.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences

Antônio Sampaio

Antônio Sampaio

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Carolina Sampó

Carolina Sampó

Associate Researcher, Conicet, Argentina

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Instituto RIA

Dr Regine Schönenberg

Dr Regine Schönenberg

Free University Berlin

Olena Shostko

Olena Shostko

Ukrainian Center of Legal Studies (private institution)

Romi Sigsworth

Romi Sigsworth

Institute for Security Studies

Diana Siller

Diana Siller

Filipa Silva

Filipa Silva

Zara Snapp

Zara Snapp

Co-founder, Instituto RIA

Pedro Sousa

Pedro Sousa

University of Porto, Faculty of Law and School of Criminology

Jack Spicer

Jack Spicer

University of Bath

Nanine Steenkamp

Nanine Steenkamp

Lea Sterli

Lea Sterli

Consultant, Nexxus Consulting

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Huddersfield (UK)

Dr Kate Thomas

Dr Kate Thomas

Birmingham City University, Birmingham City University

Martin Thorley 马丁

Martin Thorley 马丁

Senior Analyst, GITOC

Dr Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa

Dr Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa

Think Tank, African Centre for Crime and Security Studies

Alexandra Tsarvulanova

Alexandra Tsarvulanova

MA War Studies student, King's College London

Muazu Umar

Muazu Umar

Mr Sandeep Unnithan

Mr Sandeep Unnithan

Editor, News9 Plus

Dr Milan Vaishnav

Dr Milan Vaishnav

Brittany VandeBerg

Brittany VandeBerg

Associate Professor of Criminology, University of Alabama

Sjoukje van Deuren

Sjoukje van Deuren

PhD Candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Talks

Taking the measure of crime: The 2021 Global Organized Crime Index

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Lyes Tagziria Antônio Sampaio Laura Adal Kosyo Ivanov

Expert networks addressing TOC

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Iris Oustinoff-Leroux Livia Wagner Carolina Sampó David Kaplan

Development response to organized crime: Perspectives from the UK and the US

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Phyllis Dininio Simon Mills Jonathan Bhalla Sasha Jesperson Brooke Stearns Lawson

Graphic narratives of organised crime, gender and power in Europe

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Kate Thomas Felia Allum Brittany VandeBerg Frederik Byrn Køhlert

The private sector and organized crime

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Daan van Uhm Caterina Paternoster Marco Dugato Yuliya Zabyelina Kimberley L. Thachuk Thi Hoang

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Marie Jauffret-Roustide Laurie Wdowiak Déborah Alimi Karine Bertrand

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Eldan Mujanovic Suncana Roksandic Bojan Dobovsek Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Markus Hochmüller Sandra Ley Romain Le Cour Grandmaison Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Criminal gangs

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Paul Friedberg Andrew Miller Lin van Schalkwyk Judy-Ann Cilliers Amir Rostami

Organised crime in France

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Déborah Alimi Jacques Follorou Fabrice Rizzoli Tommaso Giuriati

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Marco Antonelli Camilo Tamayo Gomez Francesca Rispoli Leo Lin Rossella Merlino

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Concepción Anguita Olmedo Marcos Alan Ferreira Andrea Oelsner Adriana Abdenur Mariano Bartolomé Carolina Sampó

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Eduardo Giralt Karina Garcia Reyes

Partnerships for peace: Standing up against violence one destroyed weapon at a time

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Montserrat Deu Pons Héctor Carrillo Laura-Lee Gillion Elba Chacon

Criminal networks

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Pedro Sousa Philip Jones David Bright Filipa Silva Anna Sergi Ana Guerreiro

Organized crime and urban violence

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Zachary Porreca Fausto Carbajal-Glass Andrea Julieth Pelaez Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas Maria Puolakkainen

Organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Camila Dias Giselle Florentino Alice Alves Casanova Gabriel Funari Andrea Varsori André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Sérgio Adorno Camila Dias Arturo Alvarado Mendoza Veronica Zubillaga

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Mario Abrego Ana Velasco Diorella Islas Estefania Bernal

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas Zara Snapp Dawn Marie Paley Oswaldo Zavala

Governance and redistribution of criminal assets

02 December 2021, 04:00 AM
Fabrizio Consentino Ludovica Ioppolo Ariadna H. Ochnio

Narco-terrorism in South Asia

02 December 2021, 04:00 AM
Anne-Therese Heckendorff Lisa Dudek Aaron Magunna Celine Burke

Nigerian organized crime

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa Stefano Becucci Jude Roys Oboh Augustine B. Aboh

Organized crime - terrorism nexus

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Lucas da Silva Almeida R. V. Gundur Khamal Patterson Kumail Jillisger

The Stories Within: Encounters with South African prisons and its people

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Judy-Ann Cilliers Nanine Steenkamp Sigrid Raets Lin van Schalkwyk