COMMUNITY SELF-STUDY OF ORGANIZED CRIME (FROM CRIME SOCIETY - ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN AMERICA 1976, BY F A J IANNI AND E REUSS-IANNI - SEE NJC-38622)

• NCJ Number: 38632
• Author(s): E REUSS-IANNI
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: New American Library
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT ON A STUDY OF COMMUNITY ATTITUDES ABOUT ORGANIZED CRIME.

Abstract

BASED ON INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED IN NEW YORK CITY GHETTOS, THE STUDY REVEALED A LACK OF COMMUNITY ALARM ABOUT MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES WHICH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AUTHORITIES ASSOCIATE WITH ORGANIZED CRIME. SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT EXISTS FOR SOME ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GAMBLING, THUS HINDERING EFFORTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AUTHORITIES TO ERADICATE ORGANIZED CRIME. THIS REPORT PROPOSES A RECONNECTION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH THE COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZED CRIME. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP