NCJ Number
34680
Journal
Prosecutor Volume: 11 Issue: 5 Dated: (1976) Pages: 360-363
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC CRIME INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION TRAINING PROGRAM, AND DESCRIBES THE COURSES AND TOPICS COVERED IN THE TRAINING SESSIONS.
Abstract
IN VIEW OF THE GROWING PROBLEM OF ECONOMIC CRIME, NEW JERSEY UNDERTOOK AN EVALUATION OF THE LAWS, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL AVAILABLE FOR DEALING WITH THESE CRIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A MAJOR PROBLEM WAS THE LACK OF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF INVESTIGATORS AND PROSECUTORS WHO UNDERSTOOD THE NATURE OF THESE CRIMES AND THE METHODS OF HANDLING THESE CASES. A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THESE PERSONNEL WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, NEW JERSEY, WITH AID FROM A LEAA GRANT, DESIGNED A PROSECUTOR AND INVESTIGATOR TRAINING PROGRAM. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAM ARE OUTLINED. A PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AND CONDUCTED IN SPRING OF 1973. RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM WERE USED TO DEVELOP THE CURRENT PROGRAM. THAT PROGRAM, WHICH IS TEN DAYS IN LENGTH, CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: AN OUTLINE OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES; INSTRUCTION ON THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SOURCES AVAILABLE; AND AN OVERVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.