Antimafia efforts in Italy, 1992-1997
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The anti-Mafia campaign in Italy has made significant progress since the death of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino from car bombings in 1992. The Mafia's senior bosses have been arrested and their successors are more inclined to cooperate with the authorities. The most important task currently for the Italian police is the identification and confiscation of the Mafia's assets. However, Italy still faces a long struggle in its quest to eliminate the Mafia, which can only be done through the promulgation of laws that prevent organized crime.
Publication Name: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1057-610X
Year: 1998
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Recent narcotics and mafia research
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A survey of recent research on narcotics trafficking and mafia activities reveals that it is unlikely that huge investments in the 1990s by the US to curtail drug use will have the desired effect. Studies of drug use and trafficking in Latin America focus on their role in larger issues of economic development. Studies in the US and UK focus on the relation of drug use and criminality. A Financial Action Task Force has been set up in the 15 major industrialized countries to study means to prevent money laundering.
Publication Name: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1057-610X
Year: 1992
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Transnational organized crime: A European perspective
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The author examines the growth of organized crime in Europe. Topics include economic impact of transnational organized crime, criminal violence, and the threat they represent to democratic societies.
Publication Name: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1057-610X
Year: 2001
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