NEW EFFECTIVENESS MEASURES FOR ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL EFFORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION - A HANDBOOK OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR USE IN ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 10935
• Author(s): D H OVERLY; T H SCHELL
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 119 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-71-153
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University City Science Ctr
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING CHANGES IN ORGANIZED CRIME INITIATIVES AND MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENFORCEMENT METHODS DIRECTED AT ORGANIZED CRIME ACTIVITY.

Abstract

THIS PROCEDURE IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT CONVENTIONAL INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND TO REDUCE ITS COST WHILE INCREASING ITS EFFECTIVENESS. THE AUTHORS HAVE INVESTIGATED ARCHIVAL DATA AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BUSINESS AND LABOR UNIONS TO IDENTIFY SUCH ORGANIZED CRIME ACTIVITIES AS INDUSTRIAL WORKER LOAN SHARKING, BUSINESS TAKEOVERS, SALE OF UNTAXED CIGARETTES, ILLEGAL OFF-TRACK BETTING, BUSINESS EXTORTION, LABOR RACKETEERING, AND WELFARE AND PENSION PLAN FRAUD. WHERE POSSIBLE, THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN TESTED IN AN OPERATIONAL CONTEXT WITH THE AID OF WAYNE COUNTY (MICHIGAN) ORGANIZED CRIME TASK FORCE. THIS TESTING HAS YIELDED INVESTIGATIVE LEADS AND INDICTMENTS AT A PROMISING RATE PER MANHOUR OF INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND EVALUATION.