International Journal on Criminology Volume 4, Number 2, Winter 2016 | Page 116

International Journal on Criminology
The Mafia which no longer hits the headlines because it no longer commits
murder is not in decline. Understanding the mechanisms of artificial scarcity has
become essential for reassessing the nature of the Mafia threat and not limiting
judgment simply to the signs of violence. Mafia infiltration into the legal economy
can then also appear for what it truly is: over and above profits, it is power that is
sought and wielded by such criminal organizations.
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