NCJ Number
163027
Date Published
1988
Length
54 pages
Annotation
This is the Annual Report on the activities of the Department of Justice during Fiscal Year 1988.
Abstract
The report is organized in chapters based on major program priorities for the year: Elimination of Illegal Drug Activity; Organized Crime; National Security; White Collar Crime and Other Litigation Priorities; Prisoner Handling, Detention and Incarceration; Immigration and Border Control; Administration of Justice: Cooperation and Coordination; International Cooperation; Legislative and Regulatory Activities; and Management Improvements. Highlights of the Department's year included: (1) development of a number of major legislative initiatives which contributed substantially to the enactment of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; (2) drug-related asset seizures of over $770 million, with forfeitures exceeding $345 million; (3) recovery of over $100 million in Federal funds advanced to clean up toxic waste dumps; and (4) collection of $479 million in cash through litigation to secure the recovery of debts owed to the United States. Figures