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...son, who will take over the family if the don is sick, killed, or sent to prison. He is responsible for ensuring that profits from criminal enterprises flow ...ze of the criminal organization also is important, as regional or national gangs have much more complex hierarchies. See, variously: Albanese, Jay, ed. ''Co

...with motorcycles and the ''one percenter'' subculture, criminal motorcycle gangs are "unique among crime groups in that they maintain websites; identify the ...and trappings like beards and leather outfits which are typical of outlaw gangs, making it difficult for outsiders to tell the difference. It has been sai

...bandits, during the disorder of the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]], armed gangs proliferated until they became a very significant factor which controlled s ...member of the criminal world to instantly recognize a "thief in law". Most prison inmates are tattooed (by other inmates) to indicate their rank within the c

...to the United States]] in the early 20th century formed various small-time gangs which gradually evolved into sophisticated crime syndicates which dominated *[[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition-era]] [[Chicago]] gangs