POLICE FUNCTION AND ORGANIZED CRIME

• NCJ Number: 26551
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 62 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1975) Pages: 30-31
• Author(s): W S LYNCH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST RELY ON SOPHISTICATED INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES TO COMBAT THE INCREASED COMPLEXITY OF ORGANIZED CRIME.

Abstract

A VIGNETTE ABOUT THE KILLING OF NEW ORLEANS' POLICE CHIEF IN 1890 AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO CONVICT THE KILLERS ILLUSTRATES THE PROBLEM.