Organized crime: Institutions, attitudes, functioning

Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel

Abstract

Organized crime groups, spanning from traditional mafias to cybercriminal organizations to loose networks of white-collar criminals, pose a significant threat to the stability and security of institutions worldwide. In order to better understand the institutions, attitudes, and functioning of organized crime, this panel will explore various facets of the topic, including the global presence and activities of mafia groups, the internal dynamics and financial operations of cyber-criminal organizations, the effects of exposure to violence on citizens' trust, and the motivations and methods of different types of organized criminal groups in waste crimes.

The first paper will analyse the global presence and activities of Italian mafias from 2000 to 2020, identifying temporal changes, patterns, and the limitations of using official reports to explore criminal mobility.

The second paper will investigate how exposure to violence related to organized crime can increase citizens' trust in institutions and state performance, contradicting previous studies that showed a negative correlation between victimization and trust in the state.

The third paper will focus on the internal dynamics, financial operations, and income distribution of cyber-criminal organizations, using data from the recent Conti ransomware group leak.

The fourth paper will examine the motivations and operational methods of mafia groups and organized white-collar criminals in waste crimes, investigating possible interconnections between them.

Subtopic

• Topic 2: Types of Offending / Organized Crime

Chair

• Gian Maria Campedelli, University of Trento

Individual Presentations

• Patterns and Evolution of Italian Mafia Presence in Foreign Countries between 2000 and 2020 - Francesco Calderoni, Transcrime / Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan)

• Power Structures and Earnings in Cybercrime: Insights from the CONTI Ransomware Group - Alberto Aziani, Transcrime / Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan); Mirko Nazzari, Università Cattolica - Transcrime (Milan)

• Organized Crime, Violence and Support for the State - Gian Maria Campedelli, University of Trento; Gianmarco Daniele, University of Milan and Bocconi University; Andrea F.M. Martinangeli, Burgundy School of Business, Université Bourgougne Franche Comté; Paolo Pinotti, Bocconi University

• The Involvement of Mafia Groups and Organized Networks of White-Collar Criminals in Waste Crimes - Serena Favarin, Transcrime - Crime&tech / Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan); Alberto Aziani, Transcrime / Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan)