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9 Jun 2026

Through the Smoke

Regulation, (Il)legality, and the Complexity of Cigarette Markets

9 Jun 2026

A simulation approach to assess law enforcement intervention impact

How the efficiency/security trade-off affects drug trafficking networks' resilience to arrests

19 May 2026

Will this ‘thing’ Ever Really Come to an End?

Reviewing US v. Aiello et al., an FBI-Lead Star-Studded La Cosa Nostra Case

27 Apr 2026

Governance and trade: Mafias’ multifunctional violence in Italian drug markets

Systemic violence is a structural feature of drug economies and a key spillover of prohibitionist drug policies. Despite its centrality, the concept is often applied in ways that obscure its distinct purposes, market levels, and organizational contexts. To address this gap, the study examines violence at the intersection of mafia…

16 Apr 2026

Assessing the Risk of Labour Exploitation in Legal Business Supply Chains

INVERT Research in Brief

10 Mar 2026

Legal and Ethical Practical Guidance for Investigative Journalists

Under the NEXT-IJ project (Next-Level Data and Tools for Investigative Journalism)

3 Mar 2026

Report ACOI – Assessing Conflict of Interest

Application of an automatic screening model and qualitative validation of the potential risk of conflict of interest

19 Feb 2026

The anatomy of enforcement: a comparative analysis of waste crime investigations

Waste crime—including illegal dumping, trafficking, and improper waste management—poses serious risks to environmental sustainability and public health. Despite its links to organized and financial crime, investigative practices remain under-researched. This study addresses this gap by analysing twenty judicial cases from Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. Through comparative content analysis,…

9 Feb 2026

“Not all convenience stores are equal”

An analysis of the criminogenic role of corner Stores in Newark, NJ

3 Feb 2026

The fugazi papers, or on the importance of false invoicing for organised crime and the money laundering market

An analysis of drivers, mechanisms and actors