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Disrupting the Sicilian Mafia with social network analysis – ZME Science
Complex criminal organizations are very resilient to disruption. A novel approach may help law enforcement tackle them.
Sheets commemorating murdered Antimafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. They read: “You did not kill them: their ideas walk on our legs”. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
The Sicilian Mafia is a complex criminal network that has been active since the 19th century, despite huge pressures from competition and state opposition constantly challenging its existence. Part of the Mafia’s resilience can be explained by its network characteristics, which have always adapted to the times and tech…
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