The Italian Sub-culture has been around since the 1800s after the Italians started emigrating to the United States of America for a chance to live the American Dream. This sub culture was dominated by the Italian Mafia and gangsters. During the Prohibition era these gangsters became increasingly popular and influenced America as well as the fashion of the 1920s fashion. The most notorious gangster of this time was Al Capone‚ infamously known for his style as well as the Valentines Day massacre.
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According to the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation there were 24 active Mafia families living in the United States in 2004 (New Jersey‚ 2004). Thomas Milhorn (2004)‚ reported that the Mafia was active in 26 cities across the United States during the same year. The Italian crime families are set up in 15 states across America. The crime families are set up in similar Hierarchical structure consisting of a boss‚ under boss‚ consigliere‚ caporegime‚ soldiers‚ and associates. The boss is
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Mexican Mafia There are many prison gangs in California. Just to name a few are the Aryan Brotherhood‚ La Nuestra Familia‚ and the gang of this essay‚ The Mexican Mafia. Most prison gang’s such as The Mexican Mafia were formed as a protection from other gangs and eventually became the first prison gang in California. To get to know how this gang became one of the most powerful prison gangs‚ I will discuss the history of the gang‚ the gang’s core beliefs and‚ how to identify gang members by their
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The gang I decided to do research on was the Mexican Mafia. The gang originated in the California Department of Corrections in the late 1950’s‚ and is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful gangs in the entire United States. Gang members can often be identified by having the number thirteen tattooed on their bodies somewhere or by having something resembling the number. The reason behind using the number thirteen is because it marks the 13th letter of the alphabet‚ the letter M. The
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The Japanese mafia run the world? “The Japanese mafia who run the world. The Yakuza are the world’s richest and most powerful gangsters. They control many of the big-name Japanese corporations that now have huge leverage in the major western economies. Nothing can be done to loosen the grip of the Yakuza on the world economy.”(http://www.conspiracybomb.com/azconspiracy.htm) The Yakuza‚ said to be the world’s most powerful gang‚ is also said to be the head of several gangs. The origins of the
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Martin Scorsese is known to be a famous filmmaker and almost as famous for being a New Yorker. Many of his films are based in New York which are most of the time films that are gritty and about the darker side of urban life where he focuses his vision to the city’s neighborhoods‚ especially Lower Manhattan and Little Italy. Scorsese has a talent of showing precise and sometimes personal representation of the people and the streets of these neighborhoods. Most of his films have this bond to the city
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And most definitely did over time‚ but I got offers from the Black Mafia family Who promised quick money‚ bigger cars‚ and Versace clothes‚ then I was it But everytime I try to do one thing with one gang‚ I got imperiled by another For example‚ one time I picking up Cold Heat from the hospital from a gunshot wound And this Guy Robert said stop you gotta
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identified 114 different prison gangs in the U.S.‚ and with a membership that may constitute as much as three percent of the total prison population in the United States. Of those‚ five have emerged as the most powerful and influential: The Mexican Mafia‚ the Lu Nuestra Familia‚ the Texas Syndicate‚ the Aryan Brotherhood‚ and the Black Guerilla Family. They all maintain the membership requirement of murder or the spilling of another’s blood. In addition‚ each of these organizations relies heavily on
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Savelli‚ L ; Valdemar‚ R. (2007). History of the Mexican Mafia Prison Gang. Available: http://www.policemag.com/blog/gangs/story/2007/07/history-of-the-mexican-mafia-prison-gang.aspx. Last accessed 19 Oct 2012. (Gang#3) Unknown Author. (2012). HE MEXICAN MAFIA PRISON GANG Profile‚ Background and History A Security Threat Group - STG. Available: http://gangsorus.com/mexican_mafia.htm. Last accessed 19 Oct 2012. Unknown Author. (2010). Mexican Mafia. Available: http://www.gangs187.com/mexicanmafia.html
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those and those alike together‚ but also kept those apart who were different. Joining such gang is a decision for life. Their loyalty belonged to the gang. Their brotherhood was all they had left to hold onto while incarcerated. The Mexican Mafia was considered to be one of the first known prison gangs. They mark themselves with tattoos to separate or let other know who they are. These distinctive markings would either save them from harm or put them away for life. “LA EME” could be one
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