TASK FORCE REPORT: ORGANIZED CRIME ANNOTATIONS CONSULTANTS' PAPERS Task Force on Organized Crime THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MAR 3 - 1976 LAW LIBRARY PD Pr 36.8 241 Ox3 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 1967. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Price 65 cents. Copies of the Commission's general report, "The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society," can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents for $2.25. Copies of other task force reports and other supporting materials can also be purchased. FOREWORD In February of this year the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice issued its general report, "The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society." As noted in the foreword to that report, the Commission's work was a joint undertaking, involving the collaboration of Federal, State, local, and private agencies and groups, hundreds of expert consultants and advisers, and the Commission's own staff. The Organized Crime Task Force received extensive material describing organized crime activities throughout the Nation from the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States Department of Justice; and the Secret Service, Internal Revenue Service, and the Bureau of Narcotics in the Treasury Department. In addition, information and material were made available by the New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles Police Departments and the crime commissions of New York, Illinois, Chicago, and New Orleans. We are grateful for the cooperation extended to us by these organizations and agencies. Chapter 7 of the Commission's report made findings and recommendations relating to the organized crime problems facing the Nation. That chapter is reprinted as the first part of this volume, with the addition of annotations to indicate source materials and to elaborate on statements contained in the chapter. In addition, this volume contains four of the papers submitted to the Commission by outside consultants. Some material from these papers was used as background documentation in the preparation of the volume, and they are believed to be of interest and value as source material. However, the inclusion of these papers does not indicate endorsement by the panel of Commission members or by the staff of the positions or findings of the authors of these papers. The Commission is deeply grateful for the talent and dedication of its staff and for the unstinting assistance and advice of consultants, advisers, and collaborating agencies whose efforts are reflected in this volume. Micheles lib. Kchetare NICHOLAS DEB KATZENBACH |