ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES AND METHODS OF COMBATTING IT (FROM ORGANIZED CRIME - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - WEST GERMANY, 1974 - SEE NCJ-32125)

• NCJ Number: 32126
• Author(s): W CLEVELAND
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Bundeskriminalamt
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

THE BIGGEST PROFITS OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE U.S. COME FROM GAMBLING, LOAN SHARKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, IN THAT ORDER, BUT U.S. LAW ONLY PERMITS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) TO DEAL WITH THE FIRST TWO.

Abstract

THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, CREATED IN JULY, 1973, DEALS WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING. HOWEVER, THE FBI IS OFTEN ABLE TO HELP IT WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION. THE FUNCTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE FBI AS A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ARE EXPLAINED. THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE METHODS - AUTHORIZED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL - BY THE FBI IN COMBATTING ORGANIZED CRIME, AND THE IMPRESSIVE RESULTS OBTAINED, ARE DESCRIBED. SUCCESS SO FAR IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE U.S. IS DESCRIBED, AND FURTHER SUCCESS IS PREDICTED. --IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN