Historique
Article de Périodique
Myths and realities of the importance of drugs in the mafia economy (The Italian case) (2023)
Auteur(s) :
CHAMPEYRACHE, C.
Année :
2023
Page(s) :
141-148
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
ITALIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
LUTTE
;
POLITIQUE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
TRAFIC
Résumé :
Traditionally, drug trafficking is associated with mafias as if this illegal activity were the core of this type of criminal organization. A review of the history of Italian mafias shows, on the contrary, that drug trafficking is not essential to the existence of mafias: in particular, the control of the territory that is the basis of the power of these criminal organizations is established long before exercising a dominant position on these illegal markets; participation in drug trafficking can even be considered as a factor that has also partly weakened the mafias. The anti-mafia investigations mentioned in the reports of the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia allow us to relativize the weight of drugs in the mafia systems and to better understand their specificities. This observation makes it possible to suggest ways to better orient anti-crime policies.
Affiliation :
MCF HDR, ESD R3C / Cnam, France