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The American Mafia: Review Questions1. Outside of the NE & Chicago, there are few or no vestiges of the COs that evolved out of Prohibition because the communities from which these COs drew the bulk of their personnel failed to provide a continuous supply of replacements necessary for their survival2. Need to find3. Prohibition affected Mafiosi in the U.S. because it enabled them to break out of the bounds of their “Little Italys” & into the wider community- bootlegging was an equal opportunity employera. Groups of Mafiosi were involved in the manufacture of low-cost, high-proof, untaxed alcohol4. The Unione Siciliana was a lawful fraternal society designed to advance the interests of Sicilian immigrants & its relationship to OC was that with Prohibition gangsters began to infiltrate & pervert the association so Unione leaders became natural catalysts for any racketeers seeking to widen their influence & profit potential5. The cause of the Castellammarese War was the struggle for domination between two major Mafia factions in New York: 1) Giuseppe Masseria operating out of the Little Italy of East Harlem & 2) Salvatore Maranzano who operated out of midtown Manhattan, & the war ended with the murder of Joseph Masseria6. The advantages of being a “made guy” in a Mafia Family are:a. Being accorded a valuable franchise- entitlement that enables him to engage in a virtual smorgasbord of criminal activity with the knowledge that he will be supported & protected by the Familyb. Will be protected by the Family from other criminals & has unlimited access to the network in which the Family is enmeshedc. Reputation of “made guy” instills feard. Unions may avoid pressing demandse. Security costs are minimizedf. Competitors can be intimidated7. Membership requirements a. The young man must be of Italian descentb. Prospective member requires a sponsorc. Must have history of successful criminal activity or possess certain skills required by the groupd. Proven as “earner” or “shooter”e. Expected to participate in a murder8. Disadvantages of membership are:a. Law enforcement agencies take great interest in a criminal if they discover he is a made guyb. Any insult or assault on a member requires that he kill the offenderc. Required to obey the boss’ orders, even if this mean participating in the murder of a complete stranger or perhaps a close friend or relative9. The Mafia crew is the semi-independent unit nominally headed by a caporegime, a capodecina, a street boss, or even a soldiera. Generate finances10. Need to find11. The commission’s role is:a. To regulate & facilitate relationships between Familiesb. Promote & facilitate joint ventures between Familiesc. Resolve actual & potential disputes between Familiesd. Regulate the criminal activities of the Familiese. Extend formal recognition to newly chosen bosses & resolve leadership disputes within familiesf. Authorize the execution of family membersg. Approve the intiation of new members into the Families12. American Mafia rules are contrary to the Southern Italian creed that places family above all else-the American Mafia is not like that13. The structure of a Mafia Family is not the same as its economic structure in the following way:a. There is a clear hierarchy in the Familyb. Income-generating activity is independent entrepreneursc. Less like a cooperation, more like a government14. Need to find15. Torio conducted his criminal enterprises as if they were legitimate businessesa. Organizer & administrator of underworld affairsb. Master strategist & organizer16. The critical change that resulted in the competitive violence of the “Chicago Wars” was the 1923 election of a reform mayor destabilizing Chicago & encouraged competitive moves by ganglords17. With the end of Prohibition, OC changed in Chicago because the Capone syndicate- the Outfit- had a monopoly in Chicago, maintained with minimal force & a great deal of political influencea. Chicago Crime Commission: the Outfit is unique in its willingness to grant responsibility to non-Italians18. OC in Chicago differs from that in NY because:a. The Outfit has always been a cooperative venture with other groups & there is an absence of independent entrepreneursb. Each Outfit crew is composed of made guys & associates who are said to be “connected”; the street boss & his lieutenants, if they are of Italian heritage, are made guys; everyone else connected to the crew is an associatec. In Chicago, made guys hold supervisory


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