ASC 2023 – Transcrime Speaking Agenda
2023 Annual Conference – American Society of Criminology
“Seeking Justice: Reconciling with our Past, Reimagining the Future”
Philadelphia, PA | November 15 – 18
Also this year, Transcrime and Crime&tech studies will be presented by our researchers at the ASC Annual Conference. Among the topics we will address: illicit trafficking, organised crime, juvenile violence, money laundering and AML/CFT policies, terrorist financing, and cybercrime.
Stay updated on our speaking agenda throughout the conference.
For more information on the schedule and location of meetings, and an overview of topics and speakers, visit the dedicated page.
TRANSCRIME – CRIME&TECH SPEAKING AGENDA:
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15
Studying Victimization in the Information Age
h. 8:00 to 9:20am. We present:
- Exploring the Nexus between Information Pollution and Offline Criminal Events (Authors: Alberto Aziani) – Study carried out as part of the activities of FERMI project
Peer, Parental, and Spousal Influences on the Development of Antisocial Behaviors
h. 8:00 to 9:20am. We present:
- The Impact of Co-offending on Future Violence: Beyond the Internalization Hypothesis? (Authors: Cecilia Meneghini, Francesco Calderoni)
Boundaries and Borders of Criminal Organizations and Groups
h. 9:30 to 10:50am. We present:
- Tracing Kleptocracy: Firms Controlled by Russian Oligarchs and Their Links with Financial Crime (IASOC) (Authors: Giovanni Nicolazzo, Matteo Anastasio, Michele Riccardi) – Study carried out as part of the activities of KLEPTOTRACE project
Correlates and Causes of Violent Crime
h. 9:30 to 10:50am. We present:
- Crime Influencers in Social Media Platforms: The Commodification of Violence in Italian Trap Culture (Authors: Cosimo Sidoti, Marco Dugato, Alberto Aziani)
Approaches to Preventing White Collar Crime
h. 11:00am to 12:20pm. We present:
- Identifying Anomalous Companies: A New Approach for Assessing Risk of Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Corporate Crimes (Authors: Antonio Bosisio, Giovanni Nicolazzo, Michele Riccardi, Francesco Calderoni) – Study carried out as part of the activities of DATACROS II project
Dynamics and Structures of Organized Crime
h. 5:00 to 6:20pm. We present:
- Collaboration in Organized Crime: Unveiling the Role of Family Ties (Authors: Caterina Paternoster, Francesco Calderoni)
THURSDAY, Nov. 16
Combining Data and Community Resources to Reduce and Prevent Crime Through Data-Informed Community Engagement (DICE)
h. 8:00 to 9:20am. We present:
- The Changing Criminogenic Roles of Bodegas in the City of Newark (Authors: Marco Dugato, Alejandro Gimenez-Santana, Joel Caplan, Adriana Santos, Johnathan Routis)
Theoretical and Methodological Explorations in White Collar and Corporate Crime
h. 9:30 to 10:50am. We present:
- Enterprises as a Means for Crime: A Study of Patterns, Offenses, and Actors (Authors: Giovanni Nicolazzo)
Guns and and Places: Victimization Threats and Vulnerabilities
h. 3:30 to 4:50pm. We present:
- Securing Places of Worship: Identifying Threats and Vulnerabilities (Authors: Marco Dugato, Carlotta Carbone) – Study carried out as part of the activities of SHRINEs project
Hate Crimes and the Far-Right
h. 5:00 to 6:20pm. We present:
- Financing of Right-Wing Extremism through Cryptocurrency and Crowdfunding (Authors: Maria Jofre, Mirko Nazzari, Alberto Aziani) – Study carried out as part of the activities of CTC project
FRIDAY, Nov. 17
Illicit Activities in the Digital Realm
h. 9:30 to 10:50am. We present:
- Network Analysis for Cybercrime: Breaking Down the Structure of the Conti Ransomware Group (Authors: Caterina Paternoster, Mirko Nazzari, Teodora Erika Uberti, Maria Jofre)
Policing the Global and Local Dimensions of Transnational Crime
h. 12:30 to 1:50pm. We present:
- Criminals on Board: Travel Intelligence to Prevent the Exploitation of Air Transportation for Criminal Purposes (Authors: Deborah Manzi, Mirko Nazzari) – Study carried out as part of the activities of TENACITy project
- The Impact of Efficiency/Security Trade-Off on Drug Trafficking Networks’ Resilience to Arrests: A Simulation Approach (Authors: Deborah Manzi, Francesco Calderoni)
- The Investigation of Waste Crimes and the Use of New Technologies to Enhance Enforcement Capabilities (Authors: Serena Favarin, Cosimo Sidoti) – Study carried out as part of the activities of EMERITUS project
Guns and Other Weapons: Attitudes, Trafficking, and Prevention
h. 3:30 to 4:50pm. We present:
- Illicit Firearms Trafficking: An Exploratory Analysis Based on Text Analytics and Open Source Data (Authors: Marina Mancuso, Ernesto Savona, Maria Jofre, Caterina Paternoster) – Study carried out as part of the activities of CEASEFIRE project
SATURDAY, Nov. 18
Author Meets Critics: Organized Crime in the 21st Century: Motivations, Opportunities and Constraints
h. 9:30 to 10:50am. Chair: Ernesto Savona. Authors: Hans Nelen, Dina Siegel. Critic: Michael Levi.
Exploring Explanations for an the Effects of Green Crimes
h. 9:30 to 10:50am. We present:
- Transnational Trafficking Networks of End-of-Life Vehicles and E-Waste (Authors: Serena Favarin, Alberto Aziani, Giulia Berlusconi, Samuele Corradini)

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