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The fight against organized crime

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Our traditional understanding of organized crime is influenced by Italian criminal gangs. Much better known as Mafia they represent a national phenomenon divided by regional roots and developments. Those groups have been established in the 19th century and started with black mailing and other crimes which have been realized on local or regional fields only.

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  1. Staatsanwaltschaft Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    David Ryan Kirkpatrick

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  1. Max-Weber-Institut für Soziologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Markus Pohlmann

  2. Institut für deutsches, europäisches und internationales Strafrecht und Strafprozessrecht, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Gerhard Dannecker

  3. Max-Weber-Institut für Soziologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Elizangela Valarini

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Kirkpatrick, D.R. (2020). The fight against organized crime. In: Pohlmann, M., Dannecker, G., Valarini, E. (eds) Bribery, Fraud, Cheating. Organization, Management and Crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29062-7_5

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