NCJ Number
48903
Date Published
1978
Length
89 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY IS PROVIDED OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZED CRIME AND ITS CONTROL SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL.
Abstract
OVERVIEWS OF THE STATE'S ROLE IN CONTROLLING ORGANIZED CRIME INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL EFFORTS IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. DISCUSSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS IN ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL TOUCH ON ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING IN THE OFFICES OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL, INTERAGENCY EFFORTS AND COORDINATION, OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS IN INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION, AND PROBLEMS IN STATE-LEVEL COORDINATION. EMERGING AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT FOR ORGANIZED CRIME ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S ORGANIZED CRIME AND RACKETEERING SECTION. OTHER PAPERS DETAIL ORGANIZED CRIME'S INVOLVEMENT IN GAMBLING AND BINGO, TAX FRAUD, BANKING FRAUD, AND CORRUPTION OF OFFICIALS. APPROACHES TO PROSECUTION AND CONTROL OF ORGANIZED CRIME ARE SUGGESTED IN PAPERS ON OBTAINING AND USING BUSINESS RECORDS, LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACTION, BORDER SECURITY IN TEXAS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO CONTROL THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY, AND USE OF WITNESS IMMUNITY LAWS. PRIVACY STATUTES AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING STATE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME ARE DISCUSSED. OTHER PAPERS DESCRIBE APPROACHES TO SECURING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL EFFORTS AT THE STATE LEVEL.