sentences:  In addition to the violence within the Mafia itself, there was violence against the state, including a campaign of deliberate assassinations of judges, prosecutors, and politicians.In turn, the war resulted in a major crackdown against the Mafia, helped by the "pentiti", Mafiosi who collaborated with the authorities after losing so many friends and relatives to the fighting.In effect, the conflict helped end the secrecy of the Mafia.