NCJ Number
17887
Editor(s)
G C HERNDL
Date Published
1970
Length
142 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE EXTENT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY BY ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE STATE, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS TO COMBAT IT.
Abstract
THE COMMISSION CONCLUDED THAT ORGANIZED CRIME THRIVES THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA AS A CONGLOMERATE ARRANGEMENT OF POWERFUL LA COSA NOSTRA FAMILIES AND LOCAL CRIME CZARS. THE CRIMINAL SYNDICATES IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED ALONG WITH THE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES AND THE BUSINESS AND LABOR INVOLVEMENT WHICH CONSTITUTE THE INDUSTRIES OF ORGANIZED CRIME. A DISCUSSION OF THE STRATEGIES USED AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME IN PENNSYLVANIA CONSIDERS PAST LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE EFFORTS, AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STATE COMMISSION AND POLICE FORCE, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL STRIKE FORCE AND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968. REFORMS IN PENNSYLVANIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, BOTH STATE AND LOCAL, ARE ALSO REVIEWED. ALSO EXAMINED ARE NEW TACTICS AND LEGISLATION NEEDED TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A LIST OF MAJOR GAMBLING CASES INITIATED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE IN 1969 ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY, THE DEFENDANT, THE DATE OF ARREST, AND THE DISPOSITION.