Mafia's and Gangsters

The Mafia is a organized criminal society which people believe that started in late 19th century. They are criminal groups that have the same. Each group, known as a "family", "association", "clan" or "cosca", claim their own territory in which they operate their crime which is usually in a town or village or a part of a larger city.

Many people believe that the prohibition started the mafias in the US. Al Capone, Bugs Moran, Johnny Torrio, The Purple Gang, and Peter Licavoli became famous names because of prohibition. For the mafia and the gangsters, prohibition meant money to make, easy money, good times, shiny new cars, and new suits. The tainted money, prostitution, loan sharking, bookmarking, extortion and other criminal activities were in comparison to bootlegging. Prohibition created an atmosphere that made more crime, an atmosphere which the mafia increased rapidly.

There is a certain amount of workers in the mafia. first its the associate an associate is not a member of the mob, and an Associate’s role is more similar like an errand boy. Then there is a soldier, soldiers are members of the family, and can only be of Italian background. Soldiers start as Associates that have proven themselves. Then caporegime or capo a capo is in charge of a crew. There are usually four to six crews in each family, possibly even seven to nine crews, each one consisting of up to ten soldiers. Then a consigliere a consigliere is an advisor to the family. They are often low profile gangsters that can be trusted. Then a underboss a underboss, usually ordered by the Boss, is the second in command of the family. The underboss is in charge of all of the Capos, who is controlled by the Boss. Then finally the Boss the boss is the head of the family, usually compared to a dictator, sometimes called the don or “godfather”. The Boss receives a cut of every operation taken on by every member of his family.