MICHIGAN - EVALUATION OF THE OCJP (OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS) ORGANIZED CRIME PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDATION FOR CONTINUATION, V 2 - GUIDELINES FOR DEV OF AN ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR STATE-WIDE PLANNING, EVAL ETC

• NCJ Number: 16708
• Author(s): D H OVERLY; T H SCHELL
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 36 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Michigan Office of Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: University City Science Ctr
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FOUR GUIDELINES FOR AN EFFECTIVE CRIME CONTROL PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.

Abstract

SUGGESTED PROGRAM STANDARDS INCLUDE DEFINING THE EXTENT OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN MICHIGAN, QUANTIFYING THE PROBLEM IN TERMS OF SPECIFIED INDICATORS OF ACTIVITY, ATTRIBUTING TRENDS IN BASELINE DATA TO SPECIFIC CAUSES, AND SETTING PRIORITIES FOR CRIME REDUCTION. SIXTEEN AREAS OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (INCLUDING LOAN SHARKING, SMUGGLING, ARSON, AND LABOR RACKETEERING) WERE IDENTIFIED. SPECIFIC INDICATORS FOR USE IN PLANNING AND EVALUATING CRIME CONTROL PROGRAMS ARE LISTED FOR EACH TYPE OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE RATIONALE BEHIND EACH OF MICHIGAN'S ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL PROGRAMS IS ALSO OUTLINED. THESE PROGRAMS COVER LOBBYING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, HARASSMENT, AND PROGRAM AND PROJECT EVALUATION.