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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Mafia Methods, Extortion Dynamics and Social Responses

Authors : Antonio La Spina, Vincenzo Militello, Giovanni Frazzica, Valentina Punzo, Attilio Scaglione

Published in: Social Dimensions of Organised Crime

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter is devoted to exploring both the empirical results and the policy proposals produced by the GLODERS project. Based on 631 cases of extortions, the Sicily and Calabria extortion database represents a relevant achievement in the field of the research on extortion racket and it is one of the main results of the GLODERS project. Gathering a great amount of information, our empirical analysis revealed the existence of several differences in the extortive conducts carried on within these two regions, which are presented. Moreover, the chapter introduces the legislation related to the crime of extortion. Social and legal responses to the phenomenon are then discussed.

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Footnotes
1
The database is available as an SPSS file at the repository “Datorium” managed by the GESIS Data Archive for the Social Science and can be downloaded at the following link: https://​datorium.​gesis.​org/​xmlui/​handle/​10.​7802/​1116.
 
2
For the case study analysis on the mafia-type groups see Scaglione A. (2014) “Understanding mafia-type organisations: resources, dimensions and leadership styles”, in V. Militello, A. La Spina, G. Frazzica, V. Punzo, A. Scaglione (2014), D1.1 Quali-quantitative summary of data on extortion rackets in Sicily. GLODERSGLODERS report; Scaglione (2015), in A. La Spina, G. Frazzica, V. Punzo, A. Scaglione (2015), How mafia works. The analysis focused on ten case studies of mafia-type organisations (MTOs) emerged from the database: six of which occurred in the city of Palermo, and the remaining four in the province (three cases relate to the province of Palermo, one to the province of Trapani).
 
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Metadata
Title
Mafia Methods, Extortion Dynamics and Social Responses
Authors
Antonio La Spina
Vincenzo Militello
Giovanni Frazzica
Valentina Punzo
Attilio Scaglione
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Social Dimensions of Organised Crime

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-45167-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-45169-5

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45169-5_6

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