Discuss two or three differences between the Nuovo Mafia and the "Old Mafia."

What will be an ideal response?


Agrarian reform in Italy broke up the landed estates and did away with the traditional capomafioso who lived off agricultural profits, theft of cattle, control over water supplies, and peasant labor. "The new Mafia was making deals in luxury hotels, in the offices of multinational corporations, and the well-appointed studies of politicians" (Costanzo 2007: 139). They were becoming increasingly urban--by 1987, there were eighteen cosche in Palermo (Maran 2008).

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a. Telecommunications companies. b. Private corporations. c. Government Agencies. d. All of the above.

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a. Libby Reed b. Jessica Taylor c. Susan Brison d. Christine Estep

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According to the text, contrary to conventional wisdom law enforcement is

a. not open to research. b. predictable. c. unpredictable. d. open to research.

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Most juvenile laws provide broad authority for the police to take juveniles into custody, such statutes are designed to give the police the authority to act ______________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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