"The Godfather" exemplifies the institution of Sicilian clientelism and how it conflicts with American justice.
The Godfather is a patron
What is a padrone?
John Albano was a “padrone,” a familiar figure in Italian settlements throughout the United States.
How is the Mafia organized?
The FBI’s Mafia Org Chart is the most familiar picture of Mafia organization, but it’s not the model most scholars have used in the past forty years, because it doesn’t do an adequate job of explaining how the Mafia works over time and in a variety of scenarios.
Mafia Genealogy 