ABSTRACT
This introduction highlights the porosity of the border between fact and fiction when it comes to mafia-type crime in Italy and applies an analysis of the alien conspiracy perspective to the representation of the 'ndrangheta within its own ‘native' region, recasting the concept of designating organised crime groups as an ‘outsider'-driven phenomenon. It continues the focus on mafia-type crime but situates itself firmly at the intersection between organised crime, financial crime, and criminal justice. The book explores the extent to which the procedure pertaining to the procurement and enforcement of UWOs could lead to the inadvertent breach of the right not to incriminate oneself by focusing on the privilege against self-incrimination. It provides a critical assessment of the UK counterterrorist financing reporting regime, focusing specifically on the role of public-private financial information sharing. The book discusses the extent of crypto-asset involvement in money laundering and terrorist financing and the sources of such criminality.
