Illegal Control: The Key Characteristic Of The Mafia-style Syndicate

Whether the umbrella is an indispensable important document to Mafia-style syndicate still exists dispute on the judicial circle and theory circle. Through organizing the analysis of the concept of criminal group of other countries, comparing the similarities and differences between Mafia-style syndicate and other criminal groups, I think that Mafia-style criminal gangs form control at certain area or trade is the key characteristic of them. Only this characteristic plays a decisive role in becoming the Mafia-style syndicate. The crime subculture, tight quality, the sphere of influence, economic strength are embodiment of the key characteristic. Whether there is umbrella that can not protrude essence of Mafia-style syndicates. Some of them without can occupy the advantage when they antagonize the grass-roots political authority force. So it is not necessary to every Mafia-style syndicate. But corruption is hotbed which produce umbrella, so umbrella still is a worth problem which we have to pay attention to. The illegal control of Mafia-style syndicates include the inside control and outside control. On one hand, bad subculture is the tie of inside control, and violence is not only the means of outside control but also main means of inside controls. On the other hand, the outside control includes setting up the sphere of influence, realizing' economic control. Besides, the infiltration of regime is necessary to most Mafia-style syndicates. So the paper still probes into it. Combining foreign typical cases, the paper analyzes the forming reasons and embodiment of the illegal control of our country's Mafia-style syndicates.