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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Peter Maas' book Underboss and assesses it from a criminology and structural perspective. This paper outlines the way in which Gravano's life is depicted, including the specific views of crime and the acceptability of criminal beheaiovrs relevant to the story.
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File: MH11_MHGrava.rtf
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No Portion Of This Document May Be Reprinted Without Proper Attribution To The PaperStore As A Source Underboss: Sammy
the Bull Gravanos Story of Life in the Mafia by Peter Mass Written by 04/2000 Please Visit
/aftersale.htm Peter Maas book Underboss is a detailed account of the life of Sammy Gravano, mobster and number-two man in the Gambino crime family. Maas book provides a distinct
view of the culmination of a mob family and the central elements that define the actions, acceptability of violence and the expectations, all of which are directly related to a
family hierarchy. Sammy Gravano, though, did what few others have done in the American Mafia, he left his role as one of the highest members of the Mafia to
testify against John Gotti, his boss. Maas focus on Gravanos actions, the view of the Mafia and the impact of Gravanos choice underscore important perspectives relative to the Mafia ideology
and the criminology of organized crime. The book stems from a focus on the events surrounding the transformation of Gravanos role, and the student should consider some of the major
points and major events that are outlined by Maas as a central part of their own paper. In 1992, Gravano was the highest ranking underlying in the American Mafia,
second only to the Mafia king-pin John Gotti. Gravano was essentially the second in charge of the largest crime family and the choice to testify against Gotti led not
only to his conviction, but to the fall of a number of other major players. In order to understand the impact of Gravanos decision, though, Maas recognized the need
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