User:MadMax/Organized crime

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This article is part of a WikiProject to improve Wikipedia's articles related to Organized crime. For guidelines see WikiProject Organized crime and Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ.

1 WikiProject Organized Crime
2 Pending Tasks
3 Directory of Participants
- 3.1 Honorary members
4 Resources
5 Misc. Projects
- 5.1 Missing topics lists
- 5.2 Crime Family charts

[edit] WikiProject Organized Crime

[edit] Goals

This proposed WikiProject aims to verify notability of organized crime related subjects, expand stub organized crime related articles, and writing specific contributions (either in collaberation or by a single author) to requested organized crime articles

[edit] Parentage

This WikiProject was originally proposed by User:Func (see [1]).

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[edit] Formatting

Biographies and other subjects generally follow standard Wikipedia "Manual of Style" formatting with few exceptions such as the crime family format originally established by User:ExplorerCDT (See Bufalino crime family).

TALK section related to formatting

[edit] Hierarchy definition

Organized crime topics can be placed in a range of categories, ranging from ethnic groups to historical periods.

The subjects, defined as Organized Crime, include people, events, and related information on:

Street gangs (from the early-19th century to present)
Mafia/Syndicate groups and members (particularly of the 20th century)
Criminal societies and similar organizations.

TALK section related to hierarchy definition

[edit] Pending Tasks

	To-do list for User:MadMax/Organized crime:	edit · history · watch · refresh
~~expand Timeline of organized crime into present day~~ as well as to include pre-1880 groups such as the Gangs of New York era of c. 1820-1879. design new template for both mobsters and criminal organizations. eliminate red links from List of famous Mafiosi by city, List of godfathers, Italian-American, Irish-American, Jewish-American and British mobsters. eliminate red links and complete tasks on Wanted articles Contribute following requested articles: Gangs of New York: (See List of historical gang members of New York City) Prohibition: Frank Campione Salvatore Canale Joseph Galbo Samuel Stein Crime Families Magaddino crime family (Buffalo, NY) Dallas crime family (Dallas, TX) Denver crime family (Denver, CO) Des Moines crime family (Des Moines, IA) Detroit crime family (Detroit, MI) Kansas City crime family (Kansas City, MO) Los Angeles crime family (Los Angeles, CA) Caputo crime family (Madison, WI) Milwaukee crime family (Milwaukee, WI) Omaha crime family (Omaha, NE) Philadelphia crime family (Philadelphia, PA) Pittsburg crime family (Pittsburgh, PA) Rochester crime family (Rochester, NY) Rockford crime family (Rockford, IL) San Francisco crime family (San Francisco, CA) San Jose crime family (San Jose, CA) St. Louis crime family (St. Louis, MO) Trafficante crime family (Tampa, FL) Tongs (New York) Four Brothers Hip Sing Tong Hop Sing Tong On Leong Tong Wong Get Tong Tongs (California) Suey Ying Tong Suey Don Tong Jung Ying Tong

To-do list for User:MadMax/Organized crime:

edit · history · watch · refresh

~~expand Timeline of organized crime into present day~~ as well as to include pre-1880 groups such as the Gangs of New York era of c. 1820-1879.
design new template for both mobsters and criminal organizations.
eliminate red links from List of famous Mafiosi by city, List of godfathers, Italian-American, Irish-American, Jewish-American and British mobsters.
eliminate red links and complete tasks on Wanted articles

Contribute following requested articles:
- Gangs of New York: (See List of historical gang members of New York City)
- Prohibition:
  - Frank Campione
  - Salvatore Canale
  - Joseph Galbo
  - Samuel Stein

- Crime Families
  - Magaddino crime family (Buffalo, NY)
  - Dallas crime family (Dallas, TX)
  - Denver crime family (Denver, CO)
  - Des Moines crime family (Des Moines, IA)
  - Detroit crime family (Detroit, MI)
  - Kansas City crime family (Kansas City, MO)
  - Los Angeles crime family (Los Angeles, CA)
  - Caputo crime family (Madison, WI)
  - Milwaukee crime family (Milwaukee, WI)
  - Omaha crime family (Omaha, NE)
  - Philadelphia crime family (Philadelphia, PA)
  - Pittsburg crime family (Pittsburgh, PA)
  - Rochester crime family (Rochester, NY)
  - Rockford crime family (Rockford, IL)
  - San Francisco crime family (San Francisco, CA)
  - San Jose crime family (San Jose, CA)
  - St. Louis crime family (St. Louis, MO)
  - Trafficante crime family (Tampa, FL)

- Tongs (New York)
  - Four Brothers
  - Hip Sing Tong
  - Hop Sing Tong
  - On Leong Tong
  - Wong Get Tong
- Tongs (California)
  - Suey Ying Tong
  - Suey Don Tong
  - Jung Ying Tong

[edit] Directory of Participants

MadMax, General knowledge (specificly pre-prohibition and "Gangs of New York" era).
Steven Petersen, Canada: Working on Chicago Outfit and New York Five Families.
PeteShanosky, will also work on Chicago Outfit and, once I'm done with that, the North Side Gang.
Mantanmoreland, general knowledge.

[edit] Honorary members

This is a listing of Wikipedians who have greatly contributed to organized crime on Wikipedia and/or created many of the suggested guidlines for future organized crime articles. Apologies for those overlooked.

User:Func
User:ExplorerCDT, early work on crime families
User:Stefanomione, extensive categorizing of organized crime articles
User:Lanoitarus, revising of organized crime articles, specificly the former copyvio Frank Salemme
User:216.20.1.212, numerous articles on Irish-American organized crime
User:Trac.Melton, work and research on pre-1900 street gangs, specificly the Plug Uglies
User:Capitalistroadster, revising and rewriting pre-1900 street gang leaders, most notably Slobbery Jim of the Daybreak Boys
User:70.29.2.96, for his work on the Genna Brothers
User:Alexbonaro, extensive work on the Timeline of organized crime
User:C i d, for work on long time requested articles such as Thomas Lucchese and Joe Aiello
User:Wiseguy100, for work on various members of the Chicago Outfit including Harry Aleman, Frank Schweihs, Sam Carlisi and others such as New York mobster Vincent Basciano and federal agent William F. Roemer, Jr. as well as providing a number of images.
User:Eusebeus, for rewriting several articles including Charles Luciano, Jack McGurn and Owney Madden.
User:Irishguy, for his work on Danny Greene
User:Lisasmall, for her revision of the Westies
User:Skosem, for his addition of succession boxes for the Gambino crime family leaders and contributions such as Ciro Terranova
User:Robert Mercer, for his work on Sicilian mafiosi including Salvatore Riina
User:Mafia Expert, for work on the Ciaculli Massacre
User:JBAK, for work on the Los Angeles Mafia
User:Scott Sanchez, for work on Jack Dragna
User:Jackie24, for work on the Scarfo crime family, Jewish Mafia
User:Mzucker, for work on the Cleveland Mafia and Porello gang.
User:Skysmith, for compiling the extremely comprehensive Missing topics about Crime list
Little Joe Shots, for work on the Timeline of organized crime
TheChin, for work on the Timeline of organized crime
Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), for extensive work on the overlooked policy game operators including Albert J. Adams and Peter H. Matthews
User:Phatcat68, for contributions on several members of the John Gotti family.

General Strategy and Discussion forum

See talk page

[edit] Resources

[edit] Bibliography

Mafia:
- Kelly, Robert. The Encyclopedia of American Crime (2nd ed.), New York: Facts On File Inc., 2001.
- Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
- Peterson, Virgil., The Mob: 200 Years of Organized Crime in New York. Ottawa, Illinois: Green Hill, 1983.

Street gangs:
- Asbury, Herbert. The Gangs of New York. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. ISBN 1-56025-275-8
- Haskins, James., Street Gangs. New York: Hastings House, 1974.
- Sante, Luc. Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York. New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1991.
- Sifakis, Carl. The Encyclopedia of American Crime. New York: Facts on File Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-8160-4040-0
- Thrasher, Frederick. The Gang: A Study of 1.313 Gangs in Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1926.