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An Agent-Based Model of Extortion Racketeering

Luis G. NardinGiulia AndrighettoÁRon SzékelyRosaria ConteValentina Punzo

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Agent-based modelCausal pathwayeducation.field_of_study05 social sciencesPopulationracket02 engineering and technologyMicroeconomicsExtortionRacketeering0502 economics and businessPath (graph theory)0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringMental representationmedia_common.cataloged_instanceMafia020201 artificial intelligence & image processingBusiness050207 economicssocial normseducationnormscrimemedia_common

description

Mafias can be considered as criminal organisations that are in the business of producing, promoting, and selling protection. Here, we describe the Palermo Scenario, an agent-based model of protection rackets aimed to deepen our understanding of protection rackets, and help policymakers to evaluate methods for destabilising them. Additionally, since the system is explicitly specified, we can use it to investigate the entire causal pathway from cause to effect: not only from actions to Mafia destabilisation, but also the intermediate actions along the path and actors' internal mental representations among the population.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45169-5_7