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Along with New York, he began to make plans for The Commission, a nation-wide governing body for organized crime. He also became one of the Big Six bootleggers, dealing drugs on a larger scale (“Lucky Luciano Biography.com.” Edited by Biography.com, The Biography.Com website, A&E Television Networks, 17 June 2015, www.biography.com/people/lucky-luciano-9388350). At some point in Luciano’s life, Masseria and Maranzano-- the top bosses-- were engaged in a turf war. After hiring Luciano to take out Masseria, Maranzano launched him to the top alongside him. However, Maranzano soon decided Luciano was a threat and attempted to take him out. Luciano heard of this plan and beat him to it, ensuring his power over the Genovese family of organized crime in New York

Gangs were a huge part of the 1920s/30s, and were first formed during the prohibition era. When the 18th amendment was ratified, there was even more crime and violence than intended. People would do anything for alcohol, so these gangs practically took care of that and made huge amounts of money. Even when prohibition was over, gang remained intact. Some famous gangsters, beides Bonnie and Clyde, were Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and Machine Gun Kelly.

The main character, a young, German man named Peter Muller, was very traumatized by what the Nazi's and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Göring, whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie, Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light, and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peter's father was a violinist and professor at the university. He spoke out against the expulsion of the Jewish professors and the entire Nazi movement. Because of this, one night, in the middle of dinner, he was taken away by the Gestapo. He was brought back home

They were all from various groups of people and different hoods. They all had one major thing in common, to beat the street. They did not want to be sucked into all the street situations. They made a pact and promised each other they would make it. They all wanted to end up as doctors.

At any rate, it is very clear that some youths engage in more gang activity than others; some might be called "the wannabes" who move out of the influence of the gang on the basis of whether or not a program of interest intercepts drawing them completely away from the gang. Within the "wannabes" there are many little brothers and sisters, sometimes referred to as "pee wees." However, on separate and certain occasions they are sent home by their older siblings when something was about to happen for which only older members were being mobilized. Moreover, I am going to go into explicit detail on two Hispanic gangs The Mexican Mafia, the Nuestra Familia, and the Latin Kings.

It wasn’t long after that their attire earned them a signature name as street thugs and juvenile delinquents. (History.com)

• Ray Stark and Boyle work together to create the Homeboy Industries, nonprofit to employ gang members

Deanie, as he was known as, with friends Earl Weiss, known as “Hymie”, and George Moran, known as “Bugs”, all joined the Market street gang. The market street gang was known for theft and robbery, but they were “sluggers” for newsstands to beat up the rival newsstands for not selling their paper. So, they are starting pretty low but they do get much higher in the gang.

We may not see this group but the mafia was big back in the day. The mafia was the leading group in criminal activity in the 1960’s(Darity). The mafia was a group that would make tons and tons of money off of drugs, robberies and murders. They would sometimes pay off cops to look the other way and if they didn’t get what they wanted they would use their firearms. With stronger and more enforced laws, many lives could have been saved.

When talking about a true American crime story, one can start and end the discussion with one of the most powerful and influential true stories ever told: GoodFellas. Based on the incredible true story, the film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese crime family associates Henry Hill and his friends throughout the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 1980s. Originally written as the non-fiction novel “Wise Guys” by Nicholas Pileggi, the story takes you deep into the world of arguably the most notorious crime posse America has ever known: the Italian Mafia. It is viewed by scores of critics and moviegoers alike as one of the greatest crime/drama movies ever filmed – so needless to say, with such a

The 1960’s or 1970’s is when gangs were originated. Gangs became a formation of protection against racial crimes being committed by whites. There were quite a few popular gangs such as the Slausons,

The Gambino crime family was considered to be the fiercest Italian Mafia ever. Carlo Gambino was determined to become the Boss of Bosses. It did not take long for Gambino to accomplish his lifelong dream. His determination was proven when his former bosses, if he was asked to kill than he would do it without hesitation. This was just the beginning of his control in the Mafia.

Paul Castellano, or “Big Paul” was an eight-grade dropout and boss of the richest, most dangerous, and most powerful crime syndicate in the United States. Born June 26, 1915 in Brooklyn, Big Paul began his life in the mob by running numbers. When he was named successor to the great Carlo Gambino, trouble arose. Many members felt that Aniello Dellacroce, although in prison, deserved the role but instead Gambino had promoted Paul. Some saw this as nepotism which was generally frowned upon on by La Cosa Nostra. To settle tensions Castellano gifted Neil Dellacroce some of the family’s most lucrative operations throughout Manhattan and Queens, but this did not completely satisfy the slighted underboss. Paul, like Gambino, was an unusual type of Mafia boss. Unfortunately, while Don Carlo was revolutionary, Big Paul was unsatisfactory. He was embarrassed that he was categorized as a gangster and preferred to be regarded as a diplomat or businessman. Big Paul was said to look more like a businessman or CEO than a mobster. Paul Castellano was flashy too; he liked elegant clothing, fine dining, and being driven around by chauffeur. He even detested violence which is not a good quality for a mob boss to obtain. “The Pope” as he was referred to, was standoffish. His predecessor had gone to the markets in Little Italy, held court in public places, lived in the city, and interacted with his soldiers and capos. Big Paul on the other hand, generally held court at his private estate, did

My first source comes from a video game called Grand Theft Auto V, it deals with three criminals and their efforts to complete heists together while keeping a low profile from a corrupt government agency. The three main characters in Grand Theft Auto V are Michael De Santa, a highly intelligent retired professional bank robber who lives in Los Santos with his weird family thanks to Michael but then goes back into action. Franklin Clinton, a gang

The men abducted Luciano, beat, and stabbed him. The group of people left Lucky Luciano on Staten Island where they say he was left for dead. But Lucky Luciano was discovered by a police officer and then taken to the hospital. No one knows who ordered the attack on Lucky Luciano but some say that it was the police or the top crime boss Masseria. Around this same time, Masseria was in a “turf war” with rival boss Salvatore Maranzano. Lucky Lucian used to work for Masseria, he worked for him for years. But later on he started supporting Marazano. With Marazano’s approval Luciano took over Masseria’s position as the top boss. Luciano was then became the leader of the cities five families. Marazano started looking at Lucky Luciano was a threat and he ordered to take him out, but Luciano got to him first. After Luciano got his rival taken care of he then started focusing on how criminal gangs done their business. Luciano then created a national organized crime network to stop any kind of conflict before it got started. In the 1930s Luciano lived in New York’s luxurious Waldorf Tower. He was using the name Charles Ross then. When he was there he lived the life of a wealthy businessman. He would wear custom-made suits and would always ride around getting chauffeured. But little did Luciano know that Thomas E. Dewey was about to make all of his good times come to an end. (Lucky