This article explores the interplay among economic imperatives within the entertainment business, the mafia's role in the creation of its own media image, and the production of gangster films. Taking Japan as a case study, the paper shows that, when given the chance to influence the content of...

How are criminal organizations structured? Recent literature claims that organized crime is increasingly fluid and 'networked'. The paper fleshes out the new 'network perspective' on organized crime and tests some of its implication on a Russian group that tried to open a branch in Rome in the...