Stronger Federal Effort Needed in Fight Against Organized Crime

Stronger Federal Effort Needed in Fight Against Organized Crime PDF

Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIV.

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 90

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Organized crime is flourishing despite an improved strike force program. The Department of Justice has successfully indicted and prosecuted many high level crime figures, but a stronger Federal attack is needed. GAO recommends that the Attorney General: (1) Establish an executive committee in each strike force to ensure that Federal efforts are focused, coordinated, and directed. (2) Concentrate the limited resources of the strike forces on indepth investigations and prosecutions of high-level organized crime figures, and transfer uncomplicated cases to U.S. Attorney's offices. (3) Emphasize the use of case initiation reports and implementation of an evaluation system. In addition, Congress needs to amend the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute to help assist the Federal fight against organized crime activities.

Task Force Report; Organized Crime

Task Force Report; Organized Crime PDF

Author: United States. Task Force on Organized Crime

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Published: 1967

Total Pages: 146

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This volume presents five documents from the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice: the chapter containing the findings and recommendations relating to the organized crime problems facing the United States and four background papers submitted by outside consultants. The analyses in the Commission report chapter focused on the types and locations of organized crime, the corruption of law enforcement and political systems, the membership and organization of criminal cartels, efforts to control organized crime, and a proposed national strategy against organized crime. Recommendations related to methods of proving criminal violations, investigation and prosecution units, citizens crime commissions, and noncriminal controls such as regulations and media coverage. The four consultants' reports examined the functions and structure of criminal syndicates, corruption of public officials in one jurisdiction, evidence collection in organized crime, and the economic analysis of organized crime.