FLORIDA ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL COORDINATION PROJECT FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 38379
• Author(s): R W SCULLY
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 40 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-DF-04-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Florida Dept of Law Enforcement
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINAL REPORT ON A PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT AN ORGANIZED CRIME PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM AND TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION (DBR).

Abstract

OBJECTIVES OF THE PUBLIC AWARENESS COMPONENT INCLUDED THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RADIO AND TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST ADVERTISEMENTS TO NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND BILLBOARDS, AND THE SOLICITATION OF HELP IN PUBLICIZING INFORMATION FROM PUBLICATION EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA. OBJECTIVES OF THE DBR STUDY WERE TO DEFINE THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TO DISCUSS ITS ABILITY TO DETECT ORGANIZED CRIME, TO DETERMINE THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN RELATION TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, TO MAKE POLICY AND PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TO MAKE ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.