PENETRATION OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS BY ORGANIZED CRIME, AN ANALYSIS

• NCJ Number: 2300
• Author(s): M K BERS
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 69 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-69-082
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PREPARED FOR NEW YORK STATE IDENTIFICATION AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

Annotation

SURVEY OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ACTIVITES OF SELECTED MEMBERS OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL-GROUPS IN NEW YORK STATE AND AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR PENETRATION INTO BUSINESS.

Abstract

TARGET POPULATION OF 200 INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS PRINCIPALS AND ASSOCIATES OF MAJOR CRIME FAMILIES WAS SELECTED FOR STUDY. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DESCRIBE AND ASSESS THE CHARACTER AND MAGNITUDE OF THEIR INFILTRATION INTO PRIVATE ECONOMY, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR GROWTH PROSPECTS AND HENCE TO THEIR ULTIMATE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT.