NCJ Number
153017
Date Published
1994
Length
26 pages
Annotation
Different strategies and policies adopted at the national level to combat organized crime are analyzed, and existing legislation and law enforcement programs designed to prevent or control organized crime are examined.
Abstract
Organized crime prevention goals are to reduce the opportunity to accumulate profits through illicit activities and to reduce the vulnerability of societies, governments, and industries to organized crime infiltration. The goal of organized crime control goals is to weaken, disrupt, and dismantle criminal organizations by prosecuting and convicting their members and tracing and confiscating assets accumulated through or used in illicit activities. Organized crime control strategies include substantive legislation, procedural legislation, special programs, and law enforcement methods. Problems in coordinating the law enforcement response to organized crime are noted. An integrated approach to organized crime prevention is recommended that encompasses legislative reform, improved intelligence and investigative methods, better technical and forensic training for police and prosecutors, and limitations on bank secrecy and other relevant legislation. 21 notes