Mafia war: simulating conflict escalation in criminal organizations

The paper describes a simulation model of conflict escalation in criminal organizations, investigating conditions of stability and collapse of the organization. As a paradigmatic case, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra provides the background for the formulation of the model assumptions. Cosa Nostra faced tw...

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Autores principales: Neumann, Martin (Autor) ; Lotzmann, Ulf (Autor) ; Troitzsch, Klaus G. 1946- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 25 October 2016
En: Trends in organized crime
Año: 2017, Volumen: 20, Número: 1-2, Páginas: [139]-178
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Agent-based simulation
Conflict escalation
Violence
Cosa Nostra
Organizational norms
Mafia war