While there is no single "gangsters manual" for criminal activity, there are several authoritative resources and historical documents that explore the structure, history, and legal frameworks surrounding organized crime. Instructional and Game Manuals Gangsters Instruction Manual : A PDF guide for the strategy game
Internal Codes of Conduct: Such as the "Ten Commandments" of the Sicilian Mafia, discovered by Italian police in 2007.
1. Historical Foundations
- Sicilian Mafia (Cosa Nostra) – Origins in 19th-century Sicily as private protection forces.
- American Cosa Nostra – Prohibition (1920–1933) as a catalyst; the Five Families (NYC).
- Other syndicates – Yakuza (Japan), Triads (China), Russian vory v zakone, Mexican cartels.
- Key turning points – Castellammarese War (1931), Apalachin Meeting (1957), RICO Act (1970).
History of Organized Crime
- "The Gangster: A Study in American Power and Corruption" by William H. Stewart
- "Organized Crime in America: A Review of the Literature" by Alexander, S.
