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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Karla Campos

Karla Campos

Coordinator, Citizenship and Violence

Carolina Castellano

Carolina Castellano

università degli studi di Napoli Federico II

Michael Chamberlin

Michael Chamberlin

Dr Alexander Chance

Dr Alexander Chance

Senior Fellow, The Azure Forum for Contemporary Security Strategy

Thierry Charles

Thierry Charles

CFO, Solidarites Nouvelles pour le Logement

Amy Chazkel

Amy Chazkel

Associate Professor of History, Columbia University

Ruggero Clemenza

Ruggero Clemenza

Phd Candidate in Studies of Organized Crime, University of Milan

Barbara Collier

Barbara Collier

Co-founder, Equinimity Tucson

John Collins

John Collins

Director of Academic Engagement, GI-TOC

Virginia Comolli

Virginia Comolli

Senior Expert, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

José Miguel Cruz

José Miguel Cruz

LACC Director of Research, Florida International University

Mohamed Daghar

Mohamed Daghar

Institute for Security Studies

Josue Decavele

Josue Decavele

Arnaud de Laguiche

Arnaud de Laguiche

Magistrat - chef du département immobilier, Agence de gestion et recouvrement des avoirs saisis et confisqués (AGRASC)

Ernesto De Nito

Ernesto De Nito

University of Salerno

John Dickie

John Dickie

University College London

Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Research Analyst, Trilateral Research

Aleksandras Dobryninas

Aleksandras Dobryninas

Vilnius University

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

Founder & Global Development Expert, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Emma Elfversson

Emma Elfversson

Uppsala university

Federico Esposito

Federico Esposito

University of Naples Federico II

Dr Dorcas Ettang

Dr Dorcas Ettang

University of Kwalazulu-Natal

Nukila Evanty

Nukila Evanty

Women Working Group (WWG)

Vincent C Figliomeni

Vincent C Figliomeni

Director, F.F. Social Science Research Center in Calabria

Talks

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Francesca Longo Antonio Nicaso Annamaria Frustaci

Crime and music

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Frank Bovenkerk Rene van Swaaningen Dina Siegel Jeffrey McIllwain

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

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

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

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

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

Gender and organized crime in Italy

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

Italian mafias in Europe: From text to context

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

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

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

Criminal networks

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

Chasing the Mafia - 'Ndrangheta, memories and journey

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

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

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

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

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

Gangs and organized crime in Central America

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

Extortion in Guatemala

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

Addressing crimes of extortion

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

Falcone/Borsellino, 30 years

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Organized Crime in Ecuador: Strategies to Mitigate Impact

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