3. INTRODUCTION
• The word “Mafia” is used to refer to almost any
organized crime group.
• The traditional meaning of “Mafia:” organized
criminal organizations of Italian and Sicilian
heritage.
• The Mafia makes the money through a wide
variety of illegal activities such as illegal drugs,
prostitution and illegal gambling etc.
4. MAFIA
JARGON
• La Cosa Nostra – The term La Cosa Nostra,
which is sometimes translated from Italian
to mean "our thing".
• Omerta – The Mafia code of silence.
• Made Men
• Capo
• Family
5.
6. MAFIA DIVISIONS
There are five original Mafia
groups.
• The Sicilian Mafia
• The Camorra Mafia
• The Calabrian Mafia
• The Sacra Corona Unita
• La Cosa Nostra
7. HISTORY OF MAFIA
• In the 19th Century when European
feudal system finally collapsed in
Sicily.
• Certain landowners and other
powerful men eventually became
local leaders.
• They were known as capos. The
capos used their power to extract
tributes from farmers under their
authority.
8. FIGHTING THE MAFIA : LAW
• The law, officially, is the Racketeer Influenced
and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
• It was passed in 1970 specifically to help fight
the Mafia.
• Bribing a union representative, murdering an
uncooperative business owner and extorting
money from construction contractors adds up to
racketeering.
• The punishment is a long duration of
imprisonment.
9. CONCLUSION
Even after making laws , sending undercovers and
arresting the high-level criminals , reports state that
Mafia still exist today.
