NCJ Number
93587
Date Published
1983
Length
103 pages
Annotation
Testimony by Rudolph Giuliani, the Associate Attorney General, addresses the work of the Federal organized crime task forces, including the source of the funding for the program; the guidelines for determining task force operations; program goals; and the relationship of the task force operations to other joint Federal, State, and local task force operations and to the organized crime strike force operations.
Abstract
The prepared statement of Mr. Giuliani reviews recent Federal efforts to counter organized crime's drug trafficking, notably the achievements of the South Florida task force and the structuring of cooperation among various Federal agencies. An additional eight-point program proposed by the Administration is outlined, with particular attention to the expansion of South Florida-type task forces to other regions of the country. Twelve additional task forces will be placed in key areas in the United States, under the direction of the Attorney General and working closely with State and local law enforcement. Following the South Florida example, they will use the law enforcement resources of the Federal Government, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Internal Revenue Service; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the Immigration and Naturalization Service; the U.S. Marshals Service; the U.S. Customs Service; and the Coast Guard. In some regions, Department of Defense tracking and pursuit capability will be made available. These task forces will target and pursue the organized criminal groups that deal in drugs. The Justice Department has submitted a 1983 budget amendment requesting about $130 million for expenses necessary to begin funding these task forces. The other seven points of the program are (1) the creation of a commission on organized crime, (2) bringing the Nation's Governors into the fight, (3) establishing a Cabinet-level committee on organized crime chaired by the Attorney General, (4) creating a training program at Glynco, Ga., for State and local law enforcement personnel, (5) legislative reforms in the areas of drug trafficking and organized crime, (6) an annual Attorney General's report on the progress of the Justice Department in the areas of drug trafficking and organized crime, and (7) money for additional jail and prison space. Additional material provides information and statistics on drug enforcement activities.