The COVID-19 pandemic has created new opportunities for organized criminal groups and
confronted them with new challenges. Analysis of how these groups have reacted to the …

Background Studies from multiple contexts conceptualize organized crime as comprising
different types of criminal organizations and activities. Notwithstanding growing scientific …

The Sustainable Development Goals are significantly increasing investments in the
production of energy from renewable sources (RESs). To this end, the supply of monetary …

We analyze the economic consequences on firm profitability, performance, and investments
of having another firm in the same market affiliated with a criminal organization. We do so by …

While indicators assessing the quality of life often comprise measures of crime or fear of
crime, these components usually refer to property or violent crimes. More complex crimes …

Criminal organisations have the ability to exert secret power–governance over the
community and inhibition of opposition (omertà). Traditionally, omertà has been attributed to …

The aim of this article is to contribute to the existing measurements on extortions by
organized crime and assess the impact of this predatory activity on economic growth …

This chapter presents a systematic review of the social, psychological, and economic factors
relating to involvement and recruitment into organized crime groups (OCGs), including …

Collective action can be a crucial tool for enabling individuals to combat crime in their
communities. In this research, we investigated individuals' intentions to mobilize against …

What is the role of culture in establishing young people's pathways into gang membership?
Italian criminal organizations (COs) exhibit adherence to codes of honor and masculinity …