What was there a rise in after 1870?
crime and civil disorder
why was there disorder?
Who encouraged the peasants in the S to revolt?
socialists and anarchists
What happened whenever the situation seemed to get out of hand?
military sent it
What was the epicentre of lawlessness?
Sicily- Mafiosi
What classes did the Mafiosi recruit from?
ALL CLASSES
What were the Mafiosi protected by?
omerta- a self imposed code of silence
What were the Mafiosi often involved in?
revenge murders and vendettas