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.

Book My Place

By submitting you agree to the Terms & Privacy Policy

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.

Jay Albanese

Jay Albanese

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Communications Manager & Researcher, MathMoms

Michele Mosca

Michele Mosca

Department of Political Science University of Naples 'Federico II'

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Institute for Security Studies

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Sara Amerio

Sara Amerio

Cecilia Anesi

Cecilia Anesi

Andrey Anisimov

Andrey Anisimov

Irkutsk institute, Irkutsk branch of The all-Russian state university of justice

Greg Arde

Greg Arde

Journalist

Radha Barooah

Radha Barooah

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Giulia Baruzzo

Giulia Baruzzo

LIBERA . Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie, Libera contro le mafie

Stefano Becucci

Stefano Becucci

University of Florence

Elisa Bellotti

Elisa Bellotti

Senior lecturer, University of Manchester

Manuela Bertone

Manuela Bertone

Professeur des Universités, Italian Studies, Université Côte d'Azur - Nice, France

Margherita Bettoni

Margherita Bettoni

N/A

Martin Bisp

Martin Bisp

Empire Fighting Chance

Dr Lynsey Black

Dr Lynsey Black

Maynooth University

Ludovica Boelting

Ludovica Boelting

mafianeindanke e.V

Deborah Bonello

Deborah Bonello

Frank Bovenkerk

Frank Bovenkerk

Retired professor of criminology, Willem Pompe Institute, Utrecht University

Luciano Brancaccio

Luciano Brancaccio

Elena Butti

Elena Butti

Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding Graduate Institute Geneva

Francesco Calderoni

Francesco Calderoni

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Transcrime

Talks

Ndrangheta and Rinascita Scott trial

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

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

Crime and music

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

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

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

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

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

Gender and organized crime in Italy

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

Italian mafias in Europe: From text to context

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

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

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

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

Chasing the Mafia - 'Ndrangheta, memories and journey

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

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 Barbara Collier Agatha Lebethe

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

Gangs and organized crime in Central America

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

Extortion in Guatemala

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

Addressing crimes of extortion

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

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

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

Falcone/Borsellino, 30 years

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

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

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Organized Crime in Ecuador: Strategies to Mitigate Impact

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