Przestępczość zorganizowana na terenie Włoch oraz jej wpływ na przestępczość zorganizowaną w niektórych państwach Europy

This article presents some Italian criminal organizations that have expanded their activities outside Italy. The factors influencing the shaping of criminal groups are also presented and the history of selected groups of this type is described. The origins of the word mafia were made. Types of organized crime were presented. The directions of emigration of Italian groups were indicated.