1. Al Capone
Mike Collins

2. Family Life Alphonse Gabriel
Born January 17th 1899 in Brooklyn New York to immigrant parents.
Parents: Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone
Had 8 siblings
Father as a barber and mother was a seamstress
Nothing in his early childhood could of predictied Capone would be know as the most infamous gangster

3. Schooling
Good student up until 6th grade then fell behind and had to repeat
At this time Capone started to play hooky and hangout in the wrong places
Capone teacher hit him and he struck back. The principal beat Capone and he never returned to school

4. Peer Relationships Throughout school Capone did not have many friends
He got along with his family well
When his family moved to park slope he met his mob mentor Jonny Torrio and his wife Mary Coughlin
Torrio and Capone became very good friends and kept in touch when Torrio left Brooklyn

5. Career
1917 Torrio introduced Capone to gangster Frankie Yale who employed him as a bartender and bouncer at the Harvard inn
Gained his nickname Scarface at this job
Moved to Baltimore with his wife and kid to get an honest job as a bookkeeper
In 1920 Capone moved to Chicago to join Torrio and his bootlegging operation
When his family moved to Chicago he cleaned up his act
1925 when Torrio life was threatened by another mob he gave the business to Capone which was worth 100million dollars

6. Crimes St. Valentines Day Massacre
Started committing petty crimes at the age of 14 with the Brooklyn Rippers
Had many illegal money makers such a prostitution gambling and the major one Bootlegging
His Hitmen committed many murders but he was never convicted
St. Valentines Day Massacre

7. St Valentines Day Massacre
Occurred in Chicago in the late 1920s between Al Capone and his rival Gangs
Al Capone wanted to eliminate his competition in bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution
Occurred in the city of Northside on February 14th 1929
Seven men associated with the Irish gangster George Moran, Capone Rival, were shot to death by several men dressed as policemen.
Police did not have enough evidence to convict Capone

8. Arrests
Arrested for a concealed weapon charge and spent 9 months in a Philadelphia prison.
February 1931 he was arrested for a contempt charge and spent 6 months in Cook County Jail
October 1931 he was convicted for evasion of income tax. Sentenced to 11 years in prison in Atlanta and then Alcatraz

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11. Music Why did you let him get away?
After the staring, what did you say?
Shot me down as cold as ice
Scream in my face then pushed you back
She should have spied down his skin
Now it's my job to get revenge
Why did you let him get her?
Too bad, forget it
'Cause Al Capone said it
So sad, regret it
'Cause a madman's out tonight

12. Differential Association Theory
The sociological theory that best defines Al Capone is Differential Association theory. Differential association theory is when the person behavior is influenced based on the people around them. Al Capone was a good kid growing up and never had any trouble until 6th Grade. He did not pass and the one day he punched his teacher in the nuts and got kicked out of class. After this occurred Al Capone's life changed completely. He started to get involved with gangs around Brooklyn committing petty crimes. When he was 18 he met a guy by the name of Jonny Torrio who was involved in illegal bootlegging operations. Torrio became Capones mentor and taught him everything he needed to know about being a criminal. Torrios life was threatened in 1925 and he ended up giving the business to Capone which had a net worth of 100 million dollars.
Al Capone learned all of his criminal behavior through his mentor Jonny Torrio. Jonny was a very good friend of Capone's and they considered each other family. Torrio got capone involved in his business to teach him about techniques, motives, drives, and attitudes. A lot of capons friends when he was little committed petty crimes and that is what started the whole process. This is how Differential association theory best explains Al Capone.

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