The Origin and Expansion of the Italian Mafia Mafia. The word that continues to make many quake in fear at the mere mention of it. The Mafia is the longest lasting structured crime organization, it's origins dating back to the 1200's. In those early years the Mafia had just consisted of a few strong men trying to make a buck. Since its initial introduction to Italy, and particularly in Sicily, the Mafia has since fostered …showed first 75 words of 2543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2543 total…gone and the road to independence is open. (Sicily: Italy apart, National Geographic, 31-2) In short, no one expects the Mafia to disappear. In fact most people expect the most powerful crime organization to reappear in the national eye, in some way, shape or form. But for now, the world is on its way to operating in the business and social world in freedom and peace, without the glaring eye of the Mafia on them.