Editing American Mafia (section)

==Organization==
The mafia is often divided into "crime families," units of criminals led by a "boss" that head activities in "territories," or neighborhoods the crime family have decided to operate in. Despite them being called "families," they are not necessarily familial groupings. In the first couple of decades of the mafia's notoriety, all crime families were led by "the boss of all bosses," a supreme leader of the organization. This rank was eventually replaced by The Commission in 1931, a meeting of the most powerful crime families that serves as the governing body of all of the units. The Commission consisted of the Five Families of New York- The Bonnano, Gambino, Lucchese, Genovese, and Colombo families- the [[Chicago Outfit]], and the Buffalo family. The last known meeting of the Commission was held in November 1985.