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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Francesca Frisone

Francesca Frisone

University of Messina

Annamaria Frustaci

Annamaria Frustaci

Mr. Jairo García

Mr. Jairo García

Director Crime and Violence prevention Program in Ecuador, Pan American Development Foundation

Chiara Gentili

Chiara Gentili

GITOC

Zora Hauser

Zora Hauser

University of Oxford

Axel Hemmerling

Axel Hemmerling

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (tv channel)

Ombretta Ingrascì

Ombretta Ingrascì

Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology, niversity of Milan

Daniela Irrera

Daniela Irrera

Associate Professor, University of Catania

Mahmoud Jaraba

Mahmoud Jaraba

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

Gus Jones

Gus Jones

David Kaplan

David Kaplan

Global Investigative Journalism Network

Miloš Katić

Miloš Katić

Investigative Journalist, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

Nina Kaysser

Nina Kaysser

David Klaubert

David Klaubert

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Assistant Professor of Latin American History, George Washington University

Sara Mariella Lambertini

Sara Mariella Lambertini

PhD Student in Social Sciences and Statistics, University of Naples Federico II

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University

Francesco Landolfi

Francesco Landolfi

University of Milan

Agatha Lebethe

Agatha Lebethe

Stellenbosch University

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Noria Research / Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne -

Olivia Leon

Olivia Leon

Data Cívica

Leo Lin

Leo Lin

Francesca Longo

Francesca Longo

Clare Longrigg

Clare Longrigg

Orla Lynch

Orla Lynch

Talks

Ndrangheta and Rinascita Scott trial

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

Crime and music

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

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

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

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

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

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

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
Zora Hauser Francesco Calderoni Anna Sergi Alice Rizzuti

Organized crime in Africa

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

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

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

Criminal networks

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

Chasing the Mafia - 'Ndrangheta, memories and journey

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

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

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

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
Olivia Leon Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Luis Daniel Vazquez Gabriel Mondragón Toledo Michael Chamberlin Mónica Meltis

Gangs and organized crime in Central America

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

Extortion in Guatemala

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

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 Gus Jones Ruggero Scaturro Giulia Baruzzo

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

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

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

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Organized Crime in Ecuador: Strategies to Mitigate Impact

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