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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Orla Lynch

Orla Lynch

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences

Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Research Analyst, Trilateral Research

Cecilia Anesi

Cecilia Anesi

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Dr Alexander Chance

Dr Alexander Chance

Senior Fellow, The Azure Forum for Contemporary Security Strategy

Andrey Anisimov

Andrey Anisimov

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

Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Olivia Leon

Olivia Leon

Data Cívica

Mónica Meltis

Mónica Meltis

Data Cívica

Vania Pigeonutt

Vania Pigeonutt

Karla Campos

Karla Campos

Coordinator, Citizenship and Violence

Michael Chamberlin

Michael Chamberlin

Radha Barooah

Radha Barooah

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Barbara Collier

Barbara Collier

Co-founder, Equinimity Tucson

Luis Daniel Vazquez

Luis Daniel Vazquez

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Joana Monteiro

Joana Monteiro

Fundação Getúlio Vargas

Emma Elfversson

Emma Elfversson

Uppsala university

Beatriz Quintero

Beatriz Quintero

Senior Program Manager, Pan American Development Foundation

Sandro Mattioli

Sandro Mattioli

mafianeindanke e.V, Investigative journalist

Ludovica Boelting

Ludovica Boelting

mafianeindanke e.V

Giulia Norberti

Giulia Norberti

mafianeindanke e.V

Margherita Bettoni

Margherita Bettoni

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Axel Hemmerling

Axel Hemmerling

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (tv channel)

David Klaubert

David Klaubert

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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Antonio Nicaso Annamaria Frustaci Francesca Longo

Crime and music

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Dina Siegel Frank Bovenkerk Jeffrey McIllwain Rene van Swaaningen

Expert networks addressing TOC

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Livia Wagner David Kaplan Carolina Sampó Iris Oustinoff-Leroux

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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

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Damian Platt John Dickie Amy Chazkel Damián Zaitch

Criminal networks

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Leo Lin Elisa Bellotti Sanjeev P. Sahni Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Chasing the Mafia - 'Ndrangheta, memories and journey

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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

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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

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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