Describe the structure of the American Mafia in New York

What will be an ideal response?


The American Mafia in New York is a confederation of Five Families of Italian American heritage. Each Family has particular geographic and/or industry territories. Families cannot infringe on each other's "business.". A commission consisting of representatives from the leadership of each Family is charged with settling inter-Family disputes. A Family boss or member cannot murder a boss or member of another Family. If the individual indeed needs to be "taken out," his own Family has the right to do the job.

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Children and adolescents with ___________________ have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Cohen's theory of delinquent subcultures focuses on social conditions that prevent lower-class youths from achieving success legitimately. Cohen labels this form of culture conflict ______.

A. success frustration B. status frustration C. social frustration D. lower-class delinquent frustration

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Karl Marx defined the proletariat as the "haves."

a. True b. False

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In order for a defendant to be guilty of battery, not only must he or she intend to cause harmful or offensive touching, but he or she must

A. threaten the victim. B. intentionally scare the victim. C. actually cause such a result to the victim. D. annoy the victim.

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