Having the structure like lcn does is good for maintaining control and order. When you have the type of guys who join these groups running around wild it isn't good, so you need a boss, and capos to control them.
But, when you have clear leaders it is easier to identify them and decapitate the crews than if you are like the Ndrangheta for example and more horizontal structurally.
Maybe im wrong but i just find it funny how even we know who the bosses are of the gambino, lucchese and bonnano(brfore he was arrested)families. It seems to me the fbi already have enough intelligence after every bust that they are able to identify who is the most likely to take leadership roles. Its like they wipe the board and fill in the blanks.
