in my honest opinion there isn't really much of a difference between the soldiers of an Italian, Russian, Albanian,...mafia and the soldiers of an organized Black, Hispanic, Southeast Asian or White Trash street gang.
there is a big differences, a total different mentality mafia tends to hide itself, most of gangs have tattoos or bandanas to identify themselves
The large majority of young, brazen gang members indeed identify themselves using tattoos and bandanas. That's also the common view of a gang member. But like I said, these gangs also have some big players involved who are more secretive and often dress more smart. An organized, major player within a street or prison gang and a mafia soldier...in terms of power there isn't really much difference at all. The flashy, dressed like a dapper don mafia member is also a common misconception.
