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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 1(2), pp. 118 - 134
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2013.010211
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The Roots of the Organized Criminal Underworld in Campania
Pasquale Peluso*
Department of Public Politics and Administration Sciences, 鈥淕uglielmo Marconi鈥� University, Rome, 00144, Italy
ABSTRACT
The Camorra is a closed sect that acts in the shadows and does not collect and preserve documents that can later be studied by scholars or researchers. It is hard to rebuild the history of the Camorra: the picture is fragmented, a mix of half-truths and legends. The aim of this article is to make a diachronic excursus in order to find out the origins of the Neapolitan Camorra, that has had a longer history than any of the other mafias, and to explain how this secret organization has changed its main features from 1800 to the present and from the Bella Societ脿 Riformata to Nuova Camorra Organizzata. Finally the modern clans that fight to keep the possession of their territory and operate like financial holdings in order to improve their business through legal and illegal affairs.
KEYWORDS
Crime, Organized Crime, Crime Association, Camorra, Illegal Economy
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Pasquale Peluso , "The Roots of the Organized Criminal Underworld in Campania," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 118 - 134, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2013.010211.
(b). APA Format:
Pasquale Peluso (2013). The Roots of the Organized Criminal Underworld in Campania. Sociology and Anthropology, 1(2), 118 - 134. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2013.010211.