mafia-style crime

Early accounts by informants described mafia groups in the United States and Italy as consisting of bosses, lieutenants and soldiers who controlled territories and run profitable criminal enterprises with these groups ("families"). These accounts provided the essence of the hierarchical model of organized crime, operating with a clear structure, ranking, and organization.

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Antonio Nicaso

Antonio Nicaso

Queen's University

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Assistant Professor of Latin American History, George Washington University

Michele Mosca

Michele Mosca

Department of Political Science University of Naples 'Federico II'

Fabrice Rizzoli

Fabrice Rizzoli

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Ernesto De Nito

Ernesto De Nito

University of Salerno

Ombretta Ingrascì

Ombretta Ingrascì

Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology, niversity of Milan

Francesco Calderoni

Francesco Calderoni

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Transcrime

Mohamed Daghar

Mohamed Daghar

Institute for Security Studies

Damian Platt

Damian Platt

Mahmoud Jaraba

Mahmoud Jaraba

Research institute, The Erlangen Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (EZIRE)

Annamaria Frustaci

Annamaria Frustaci

Frank Bovenkerk

Frank Bovenkerk

Retired professor of criminology, Willem Pompe Institute, Utrecht University

John Collins

John Collins

Director of Academic Engagement, GI-TOC

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Noria Research / Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne -

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

Leo Lin

Leo Lin

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Stephen Musau

Stephen Musau

John Dickie

John Dickie

University College London

Dr. Jeffrey McIllwain

Dr. Jeffrey McIllwain

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Public Administration, San Diego State University

David Kaplan

David Kaplan

Global Investigative Journalism Network

Talks

Ndrangheta and Rinascita Scott trial

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Antonio Nicaso Annamaria Frustaci Francesca Longo

Crime and music

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Dina Siegel Frank Bovenkerk Jeffrey McIllwain Rene van Swaaningen

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

How useful is it to confiscate mafia assets in Europe in 2021: The example of France

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Michele Mosca Fabrice Rizzoli Arnaud de Laguiche Thierry Charles Virginia Comolli

Understanding the modernisation of a mafia: The case of the Neapolitan Camorra

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Felia Allum Ernesto De Nito Luciano Brancaccio Federico Esposito Carolina Castellano Daniela Irrera

Gender and organized crime in Italy

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Ombretta Ingrascì Rossella Merlino

Italian mafias in Europe: From text to context

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
Francesco Calderoni Anna Sergi Alice Rizzuti Zora Hauser

Organized crime in Africa

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
Mohamed Daghar Stephen Musau Abdelkader Abderrahmane Derica Lambrechts King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA Erzuah Nvidah

Rio's 'jogo do bicho' [gambling] organisation: Brazil's unknown 'cosa nostra'

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Damian Platt John Dickie Amy Chazkel Damián Zaitch

Criminal networks

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Leo Lin Elisa Bellotti Sanjeev P. Sahni Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Chasing the Mafia - 'Ndrangheta, memories and journey

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Anna Sergi Sara Amerio Federico Varese Cecilia Anesi

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Dina Siegel André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Aleksandras Dobryninas Maryja Šupa Oleksii Serdiuk Anna Markovska

Transforming trauma as preventative strategy: Trauma-informed approaches to nurturing resilience against organised crime in at-risk youth

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Judy-Ann Cilliers Dorcas Ettang Agatha Lebethe Barbara Collier

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Gabriel Mondragón Toledo Olivia Leon Mónica Meltis Michael Chamberlin Luis Daniel Vazquez

Gangs and organized crime in Central America

14 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Deborah Bonello Sonja Wolf José Miguel Cruz

Extortion in Guatemala

14 October 2022, 04:00 AM
Josue Decavele Edgar Morales Vania Pigeonutt Karla Campos

Addressing crimes of extortion

14 October 2022, 05:30 AM
Nukila Evanty Miloš Katić Vandalark Patricks Radha Barooah

Falcone/Borsellino, 30 years

14 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Felia Allum Ruggero Scaturro Gus Jones Giulia Baruzzo

Ireland: Organised crime, illicit enterprise and/or violent extremism

14 October 2022, 10:00 AM
James Windle Lynsey Black Orla Lynch Alexander Chance

Let's talk about the rhetoric and representation of mafia cultures

14 October 2022, 11:30 AM
Antonio Nicaso Felia Allum Rossella Merlino Manuela Bertone

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

18 October 2023, 02:30 PM
John Collins Arian Sharifi Heather Marquette Alastair MacBeath

The Role of the Family in Organized Crime: Unraveling Complex Connections, Dynamics, and Implications

18 October 2023, 02:30 PM
Dina Siegel Felia Allum Mahmoud Jaraba Luciano Brancaccio Rossella Merlino

Cities and Illicit Economies: criminal power and the impact on urban governance and democracy

18 October 2023, 04:00 PM
Antônio Sampaio Joana Monteiro Emma Elfversson Martin Bisp Andrea Varsori

How to build an Anti-Mafia association outside Italy: methods, difficulties, successes

18 October 2023, 08:30 PM
Ruggero Scaturro Sandro Mattioli Ludovica Boelting Giulia Norberti Helena Raspe

Organized Crime in Ecuador: Strategies to Mitigate Impact

19 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Beatriz Quintero Renato Rivera Jairo García Andrés Ormaza