In today’s lecture, Dr. Cruise discussed the importance of the Mafia in Italy’s society. Due to the insufficient systems in Italy’s government, the mafia fills in gaps where the government fails to support a population of Italy. For example, the Mafia provides trash services for certain cities. The four largest and most prevalent mafias are Costa Nostra, Comorra, ‘Ndragheta, and the United Holy Crown. These Mafias make billions in revenue every year. With organized crime comes violence and distribution of illegal substances, such as cocaine. This may cause the mafia to lose support from the people.
After the lecture, we went on a scavenger hunt for famous places around Arezzo. During the scavenger hunt I began to have a migraine. I slept for the rest of the day. What a short day.
Italy Blog 2019 