LECTURE 10 - controlling and responding to organized crime

undercover operations are…

covert operations

criminal organizations——- information but how do you obtain info about groups?

conceal. you use undercover agents

undercover agents need to be…

well trained

once undercover agents are “inside” they need to…

learn the role of the persons involved in the criminal rackets

learn the locations where criminal discussions take place

identify resources used by organized crime members

common technique of undercover operations?

buy and bust

what is buy and bust?

the officer will purchase the drugs and then following the purchase they will arrest the criminal

limitations of buy and bust?

it is dangeous and the officer becomes known

informants?

anyone who provides information about a criminal case but who is not a complainant, witness or victim

informants are…

important tools

managing informants can be …because…

problematic; they are too close to criminals

organized crime is a

covert enterprise

distinction between intelligence investigations and criminal investigations

intellgence is proactive, has closed files and criminal is reactive and has open files

how to improve intelligence operations?

follow money because it will lead to the perpetrator

money will give valuable information on…

cash deposits, property transactions, real estate ownership and foreign currency transfers

point of accumulation is where the —-is

power

what is headhunting?

going after crime bosses

assumption is…

organized crime operations are too well organized and too complex to be proven in court

based on assumption, what is a headhunting strategy?

flipping - low-level arrest, minor charge, use of testimony t go against boss higher up

problem with head hunting?

there is no assessment or evalutation so the impact has been questionable because it is based on misunderstandings of organized crime ; people they are aresting are lacking in organizational influence

the two gangsters in the cop and criminal documentary?

james “whitey” bulger and steven flemmy

where did the documentary, cop and criminal take place?

boston Massachusetts