NEW JERSEY - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL - EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STUDY OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION CONTROL BUREAU - CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 41950
• Author(s): D HARRIS; T A KENNELLY; M D MALTZ; R A NOSSEN; W M PHILLIPS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 99 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-013-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT DETAILS THE RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORRUPTION CONTROL BUREAU UNDERTAKEN TO FURNISH LEAA WITH INFORMATION ON ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND TO SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION.

Abstract

DATA FOR THE EVALUATION WERE OBTAINED FROM SITE VISITS, INTERVIEWS WITH BUREAU MEMBERS, AND EXAMINATION OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION. A GENERAL BACKROUND ON NEW JERSEY HISTORY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY IS FIRST PROVIDED TO EXPLAIN THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE BUREAU WHICH GAVE RISE TO THIS EVALUATION. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE OFFICIAL CORRUPTION CONTROL BUREAU IS THEN PROVIDED, AND THIS IS FOLLOWED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE EVALUATION FINDINGS. IT WAS SHOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE BUREAU HAD NOT FULFILLED ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSES AS OUTLINED IN THE GRANT PROPOSAL, AND THAT THE BUREAU WAS OF VALUE IN SPITE OF ITS LIMITATIONS. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, STAFFING, AND TRAINING ARE RECOMMENDED. IN PARTICULAR, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE BUREAU DEVELOP ITS INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY AND IMPROVE ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AND OFFICIAL CORRUPTION, AS THESE TWO FACTORS WERE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THE BUREAU'S DEFICIENCIES.