Crime boss

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A crime boss is the person who controls and commands a criminal organization. Other terms for a crime boss include "Don", "kingpin", and "oyabun". A crime boss has command over his subordinates, and his profits come from his men's criminal endeavors, which he usually orders himself. Most crime bosses are respected and feared by their own men.

There is a typical command structure which large crime organizations of all types operate under. The Mafia, a very prominent example, is not the only one. From top to bottom are the Boss, the underboss advisors, captains, soldiers, and associates.

Some groups may only have as little as two ranks; a boss, and his men. Or, it can be a semi-complex structured organization as seen in higher end organized crime groups.

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