Organized Crime: A Very Short Introduction

Antonopoulos, Georgios A.; Papanicolaou, Georgios

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“…2(a): "structured group of three or more persons"). Engaging in the trafficking process does not require crossing such particular organisational threshold; in other words, trafficking may not always involve an "organised criminal group" (see Papanicolaou 2008;Oude Breuil et al 2011;Siegel 2012;Weitzer 2012;Antonopoulos and Papanicolaou 2018). When trafficking is a "transnational" crime, it is best understood as a process embedded in contemporary migration flows facilitated by push, pull and facilitating factors and involving the availability of at-risk population in the countries of origin (see Van Liemt 2004;Europol 2011).…”

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Human Trafficking Finances

Antonopoulos¹,

Nicola²,

Rusev³

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SpringerBriefs in Criminology present concise summaries of cutting edge research across the fields of Criminology and Criminal Justice. It publishes small but impactful volumes of between 50 and 125 pages, with a clearly defined focus. The series covers a broad range of Criminology research from experimental design and methods, to brief reports and regional studies, to policy-related applications.The scope of the series spans the whole field of Criminology and Criminal Justice, with an aim to be on the leading edge and continue to advance research. The series will be international and cross-disciplinary, including a broad array of topics, including juvenile delinquency, policing, crime prevention, terrorism research, crime and place, quantitative methods, experimental research in criminology, research design and analysis, forensic science, crime prevention, victimology, criminal justice systems, psychology of law, and explanations for criminal behavior.SpringerBriefs in Criminology will be of interest to a broad range of researchers and practitioners working in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research and in related academic fields such as Sociology, Psychology, Public Health, Economics and Political Science.

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“…The concept of 'organised crime' (OC) originated from the United States (Antonopoulos and Papanicolaou, 2018) in the 1920s. Italian-American organised crime evolved and focused mainly on the mafia as criminality based on familial ties (Wright, 2006), subsequently spreading to Europe in the 1960/1970s before its adoption worldwide (Hobbs, 2013).…”

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The exclusion of serious and organised offenders and their victims from the offer of restorative justice: Should this be so and what happens when the offer is put on the table?

D’Souza

Shapland

2021

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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There is scarce research evidence of restorative justice being used in the context of serious and organised crime offending. This study sought to explore the feasibility of using restorative justice by canvassing the views of experts, serious and organised crime offenders and serious and organised crime victims in England. Offenders and victims were given the opportunity to engage in a restorative justice initiative and individual cases were pursued accordingly as a series of case studies. Case studies were limited to large-scale serious and organised fraud. Stark differences in views were apparent between serious and organised crime experts and restorative justice experts, the former doubting offenders’ motivations and pointing to their dangerousness without fully considering victim perspectives. Despite high attrition rates among some offenders expressing an initial willingness to pursue restorative justice, where both parties wished to participate, sustained motivation was observed. This study highlights inequities in the way that police forces have implemented the 2015 Victims Code requirements for restorative justice in England and Wales, potentially blocking opportunities for closure, social integration and reduced reoffending.

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“…Measurement of the presence of mafias is particularly important for Italy. The country has been infamously labelled as one of the cradles of organised crime worldwide (Antonopoulos & Papanicolaou, 2018;Paoli, 2003). The Italian mafias comprise four main syndicates (the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, the Campanian Camorra and Apulian mafias) which originated in four different southern regions, with historical roots dating back to at least the nineteenth century (Ciconte, 1992;Lupo, 1993;Massari, 1998;Barbagallo, 2010).…”

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Measuring Organised Crime Presence at the Municipal Level

2019

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While indicators assessing the quality of life often comprise measures of crime or fear of crime, these components usually refer to property or violent crimes. More complex crimes, which may significantly impact on the social, economic, and political conditions of local communities, are often overlooked, mostly due to problems in adequately measuring the levels of e.g. organised crime and corruption. Indeed, despite the growing scholarly attention, measurements of organised crime are rare and frequently affected by important methodological limitations. This study addresses this issue by proposing the Mafia Presence Index (MPI), a composite indicator measuring the presence of the mafias in Italy. The MPI aggregates variables measuring different dimensions of mafia presence, namely the presence and activities of mafia groups, mafia violence, and infiltration in politics and the economy. Furthermore, the analysis explores the validity and robustness of the MPI by considering possible alternative variables and by assessing the impact of different calculation strategies. Results show that the MPI is a parsimonious and consistent measure of mafia presence, relying on a core set of five variables directly related to mafia presence. The index is also robust to different calculation methods and is negatively associated with the most popular indexes measuring the quality of life in Italy.

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Organized Crime: A Very Short Introduction

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