Mafia Code Analysis
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Mafia Code Analysis
Mafia Code Analysis explores the unwritten rules that govern notorious criminal organizations, revealing how these codes shape behavior and maintain power within the Mafia's clandestine world. The book delves into the code of silence, Omertà , and examines Cosa Nostra's structure, illustrating how these elements ensure loyalty and control. Discover how Mafia codes, despite being unwritten, function as governance systems, adapting to persist against law enforcement. The book uses court transcripts and interviews to analyze Mafia codes across regions, from the Sicilian Cosa Nostra to the American Mafia. By combining criminology, sociology, and legal studies, the analysis provides a holistic understanding of organized crime. Learn how these codes impact law enforcement and broader society, influencing how organized crime is combatted. The book begins by exploring the origins of Mafia codes, then examines specific examples, and culminates in an analysis of challenges in combating organized crime. This approach helps readers understand the power dynamics within criminal organizations, emphasizing the importance of understanding these subcultural rules to develop effective counter-strategies.
Mafia Life
Today, mafias operate across the globe, with hundreds of thousands of members and billions of dollars in revenue. From Hong Kong to New York, these vast organizations spread their tentacles into politics, finance and everyday life. Criminologist Federico Varese draws on a lifetime's research to give us access to some of the world's most secretive societies. Mixing reportage with case studies and historical insights, this is the story of mafia as it really is: filled with boredom and drama, death and disaster, ambition and betrayal.
Understanding Mafia Networks
The Sicilian Mafia is the most famous criminal organisation in the world. While its own code of honour, rustic chivalry and violence methods have been adopted by other illicit groups, very little is known about how the Mafia, Cosa Nostra, is actually organised and embedded in its territory. Who runs the day-to-day operations? What does it take for a Mafioso to raise the ranks and become a boss? How can the organisation protect itself and re-group after arrests? This book explores for the first time the structure of this criminal organisation through the lens of spatial and social network analysis and answers these questions. This is done by looking at the relationships of 176 members of the organisation that have been recently involved in building the Cupola, the highest ruling and judicial body in the organisation. Starting from the arrest warrant that uncovered this criminal restructuring, a method and several alternatives are offered, explained and commented on how to analyse and visualise criminal networks. The book confirms the assumption that the Sicilian Mafia is a criminal organisation that is deeply rooted in its territory. Mafiosi live, work and interact only in the remit of their own neighbourhood. Bosses are evasive, even to their own affiliates, and mid-level members are in charge of keeping the whole network operational. This book is particularly useful to students, researchers and law enforcement agencies that look at new ways to understand and disrupt the operations and structure of criminal organisations around the world.