La Cosa Nostra
Since 1920s the Italian American organized crime “families” have operation within our country ( (Lyman & Potter, 2007). The American Mafia developed over time as various gangs expected—and lost— supreme power over that time: Approx. 1900s it was the Black Hand gangs; 1910s & 20s Five Points Gang in New York City; In Chicago in the 1920s Al Capone’s Syndicate. By the end of the ‘20s, two principal groups had emerged, which lead to the war for control of New York City organized crime.
La Cosa Nostra is the foremost organized criminal threat to American society. Literally translated into English it means “this thing of ours.” It is a nationwide alliance of criminals—linked by blood ties or through conspiracy—dedicated to pursuing crime and protecting its members.
La Cosa Nostra, or the LCN as it is known by the FBI, consists of different “families” or groups that are generally arranged geographically and engaged in significant and organized racketeering activity. It is also known as the Mafia, a term used to describe other organized crime groups.
The LCN is most active in the New York metropolitan area, parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, and New England. It has members in other major cities and is involved in international crimes.
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Introduction
Since 1920s, there have been several criminal gangs operating in the United States. These criminal gangs are Italian American, which are grouped into various “families”. These gangs conduct their criminal activities from these “families”. However, these gangs operate in cycles, whereby the collapsing of one gang leads to the emergence of another gang. Despite the security efforts to fight them, it has been impossible to completely eliminate them. For example, in the 1900s, there was the Black Hands gang, while in the 1920s there was the…………….
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