The mafia boss is the last known face of the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate. But his capture represents the end of an era, not the end of the mafia in Sicily.
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In contrast to their depiction in most mafia films, women are an integral part of these groups with their own criminal knowledge and capacity for violence
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.
Letizia Battaglia’s images of Mafia bloodshed made it impossible for people to turn a blind eye to the criminal outfit’s reign of terror.
Considered one of the greatest films of all time, Francis Ford Coppola’s sweeping epic is back on the big screen for its big birthday.
Many governments can’t afford to offer the sort of economic stimulus we’ve seen in the west, and organised crime is only too happy to fill the gap.
Italian filmmakers are starting to take a page from their American counterparts.
Police should take a wider view to join the dots that link the networks behind slavery and drugs.
Hoffa’s ghost continues to haunt the labor movement.
Suggestions that the Camorra has been usurped are exaggerated.
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.
Working abroad can be a profitable option for members of criminal groups.
Italy saw 1,191 attacks on politicians from 2013 to 2015. A new study reveals, for the first time, the destructive effect this strategic political violence has on the nation’s political life.
In the region of Liguria, and the city of Genoa itself, Calabrian mafia clans have been infiltrating construction projects for decades.
Mental distress, addiction, debt, family dysfunction and abuse are all problems to be milked for profit.
There are plenty of examples of strong women in the top echelons of organised crime – they don’t seem to be there in McMafia.
When it was discovered that citrus fruits could be used to treat scurvy, suddenly Sicilian lemons were very valuable. Enter the mafia.
An expert in criminology explains why you shouldn’t believe everything you see on TV – organised crime is still a very British problem.
The criminal underworld of the BBC drama McMafia is full of glitz and glamour. In Britain, organised crime is far closer to home.
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna; University of Essex; The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor at University of Milan and Executive Director of the CLEAN Unit on the economics of crime at Bocconi University, Bocconi University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Assistant Professor in Economics, University of California, Merced
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Professor In Criminology, University of Staffordshire
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Professor of Economics, University of Essex
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Professeur de droit (Law professor) - Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Université Côte d’Azur
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Lecturer in Economics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Global Politics and Anti-Slavery, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Associate, UCL
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Emeritus Professor of Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Birmingham City University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Liverpool John Moores University