Peter Dutton says the CFMEU is the ‘modern-day mafia’. He wants US-style racketeering laws to target enterprises that engage in a pattern of criminal behaviour.
- Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna
- Honorary Professor in Criminology, University of Essex
- Honorary Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
In the violence’s worse periods there were up to two deaths on average a week.
A flurry of recent reporting on the ‘ndrangheta may give the impression their activity in Australia is relatively new. In truth, the ‘ndrangheta has been in Australian society for a century.
High-profile cases of corruption, ticket touting and match fixing have led Italians to lose faith in the beautiful game.
Stories about mafias are often driven by ethnic stereotypes.
The Home Office’s new strategy to tackle organised crime is more reactive than proactive.
In the region of Liguria, and the city of Genoa itself, Calabrian mafia clans have been infiltrating construction projects for decades.
An expert in criminology explains why you shouldn’t believe everything you see on TV – organised crime is still a very British problem.
In ’Ndrangheta mafia families, the inter-generational links go deep.
Drug traffickers and their ilk are not bothered by borders now, and they’ll be even less concerned if Britain leaves the EU.
If most of your knowledge about the mafia comes from The Godfather, you should probably read this.
The Mafia’s reported promise of protection from Islamic State might seem like an offer you can’t refuse. Wrong.
Italian law is very clear on what constitutes a mafia-type organisation. But that definition could change if prosecutors in a high-profile case have their way.
The UK isn’t home to the mob or the mafia - and the law should reflect that.
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