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 108. Kelantan NICHOLAS DEB KATZENBACH Chairman Deputy Director: Henry S. Ruth, Jr. Associate Directors: Gene S. Muehleisen Elmer K. Nelson, Jr. Lloyd E. Ohlin Arthur Rosett Assistant Directors: David B. Burnham Bruce J. Terris Samuel G. Chapman (Police) Howard Ohmart (Corrections) Vincent O'Leary (Corrections) Charles H. Rogovin (Organized Crime) Director of Science and Technology: Alfred Blumstein William Caldwell Weston R. Campbell, Jr. Roland Chilton Joseph G. J. Connolly Virginia N. Crawford Elizabeth Bartholet DuBois Paul B. Duruz Robert L. Emrich Floyd Feeney Albert W. Overby, Jr. John F. Quinn Robert Rice Gordon D. Rowe Susan Freeman Schapiro Thelma C. Stevens G. Joseph Vining William Duffy, Captain, Intelligence Division, Chicago Henry E. Peterson, Chief, Organized Crime and RackPolice Department, Chicago, Ill. Robert Herman, University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif. George Gaffney, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Narcotics, Department of the Treasury William G. Hundley, Attorney, Falls Church, Va. Aaron Kohn, Executive Director, Metropolitan Crime Commission, New Orleans, La. eteering Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice Virgil Peterson, Director, Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago, Ill. Alfred Scotti, Chief Assistant District Attorney, New York County, N.Y. Harold E. Yarnell, Captain, Intelligence Division, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, Calif. APPENDIX B: WINCANTON: THE POLITICS OF CORRUPTION, BY 61 *This section of the report is an annotated version of the chapter on organized crime appearing in the Commission's general report, TABLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS This Table of Recommendations is reprinted from the general report of the Commission, "The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society." It lists the Commission's recommendations on organized crime and shows where in this volume each is treated in more detail. Proof of Criminal Violations Impanel annual investigative grand juries Provide right of appeal for grand juries to obtain special investigators and prosecutors Enact general witness immunity statutes and coordinate immunity grants.. Eliminate special standards of proof in perjury cases. Clarify law regarding wiretapping and eavesdropping... 16 16 16 17 19 19 19 19 Provide power to impose extended sentences on organized crime leaders.__ Extend prosecution's right to appeal from pretrial rulings suppressing evidence or confessions. Investigation and Prosecution Units Form organized crime intelligence units in offices of State attorneys general and local police departments.. Create computerized central Federal intelligence office....... Expand staff of Organized Crime and Racketeering (OCR) Section in U.S. Justice Department. Give OCR Section authority over U.S. Attorneys on organized crime cases Furnish Federal technical assistance and training to local jurisdictions... Provide Federal assistance for development of State and regional intelligence systems Encourage research__ Create permanent joint congressional committee on organized crime.. Crime Investigating Commissions Establish permanent State and citizens crime commissions_ Noncriminal Controls Use existing regulatory authority against businesses controlled by organized crime. |