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UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI INSTYTUT SOCJOLOGII STUDIA
MAGISTERSKIE I DOKTORAŃCKIE DR
HAB. RICCARDO CAMPA
SOCIOLOGY
OF ORGANIZED CRIME AIM OF THE COURSEThe aim
of this course is to familiarize students with the sociological study of
organized crime - with a specific focus on Italian Mafia and other foreign
groups that assume Italian Mafia as an operating model. More precisely, the
purpose of the course is to focus attention on the types of individuals and
groups that are prone to organized crime. The emergence of amorphous and largely
unknown criminal groups operating independently and the growing political and
economic power of such groups, provide a measure of urgency to increasing our
understanding of the psychological and sociological dynamics of terrorist groups
and individuals.
TYPOLOGY OF THE COURSE 30
hours (second semester/ two hours a week), “konwersatorium”. The lecturer
will present one topic of the program in the first hour and will require the
participation of students in a free discussion in the second hour.
EVALUATION Students
will be asked to attend the course regularly, to participate actively, and to
make 20 minutes presentation (15 min. presentation + 5 min. discussion) about on
of the topic of the course. At the end of the course, they will be asked to pass
a written examination. Those who fulfill these requirements will obtain a sign
for the attendance, a mark for the exam and 5 ECTC points. TOPICS OF THE COURSE The course is set up in two main
parts. First, we examine the relevant literature and assess the current
knowledge of the subject. In particular, we review the main types of organized
crime (Mafia, terrorism, criminal gangs, etc.) and the main sociological and
psychological theories explaining the emergence of these social phenomena.
Secondly, we analyze psychological and sociological profiles of gangsters and
selected Mafia groups to use as case studies in assessing trends, motivations,
likely behavior, and actions that might deter such behavior, and we shall also
reveal vulnerabilities that would aid in combating terrorist groups and
individuals. Psychological factors relating to Mafia are of particular interest
to sociologists, psychologists, political scientists, and government officials,
who would like to be able to predict and prevent the emergence of mobs or to
thwart the realization of criminal actions. Besides,
this course focuses on individual psychological and sociological characteristics
of gangsters of different generations as well as their groups in an effort to
determine how the Mafia profile may have changed in recent decades, or whether
they share any common sociological attributes. It is hoped that an examination
of the extensive body of behaviorist literature on organized crime authored by
psychologists and sociologists as well as political scientists and other social
scientists will provide some answers concerning the ways Mafia groups come into
existence, organize, operate, compete, split, and disappear.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Stephens,
Global Organized Crime, http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/snyder/globalcrime.htm
Suggested literature
for presentations Letizia
Paoli, Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style (Studies in Crime and
Public Policy), Oxford University Press, 2004. Clarence Walker, A Special Investigative Report: American Mafia
Recruits Sicilian Mafia, August 2004, in http://americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_272.html FBI,
Italian
Organized Crime, in http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/lcnindex.htm FBI,
Eurasian Organized Crime, http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/eocindex.htm FBI,
Asian Criminal Enterprises, http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/asiancrim.htm United
States Treasury Department Bureau of Narcotics,
Mafia: The Government's Secret File on
Organized Crime.
EXAM First term: 31/05/2010, h. 1.30 pm, room 60 Second term: 15/06/2010, h. 3 pm, room 79
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS (with links to get started) 1. The concept of organized crime in historical perspective 3. Camorra 5. Organized crime in the 1920s USA 7. Yakuza 9. Chinese Mafia (Triad Society) 10. Pablo Escobar & Medellin Cartel 11. 'Ndrangheta 12. Polish Mafia (trial, sentence) 13. Sacra Corona Unita More sources: List of criminal organizations, FBI resources for students (you need to know both history and present situation of each criminal organization)
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