title: [Violent crime in Italy. Report on the phenomenon of kidnapping for extortion and on the national and international transfer of ransom money].
abstract: The present report contains a collection of statistical data concerning the phenomenon of kidnapping for extorsion purposes during the period from 1968 to 1977; it also contains remarks and observations concerning the development of crime. A brief indication follows of the ways of carrying out negotiations and of paying the ransom, and some initiatives of the insurance companies to cover the risks deriving from kidnapping. The above subjects, which are closely connected with the problem of the illicit transfer of capital of criminal origin, are followed by a brief summary of the action of the magistrature, of the regulations at present governing kidnapping cases and of the measures taken to prevent recycle of currency.
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime; D003416:Criminal Law; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D007558:Italy; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: Criminalità violenta in Italia. Rapporto sul fenomeno del sequestro di persona--a scopo di estorsione--e sul trasferimento nazionale ed internazionale di capitali di origine criminale.