Combating Organized Crime
Combating Organized Crime
Combatting organized crime is an exhausting job. Law enforcement must weed through backgrounds and known associates to piece together which criminals are affiliated with which organization and what areas they belong to. In addition to sorting out criminals law enforcement must take a look within. Many criminal organizations pay off police officers, political figures and other influential people to maintain their business and low profile. They use these officers to look the other way when their criminal activity is happening but also to bust other organization that are working in their desired areas.
The best way to combat organized crime is to infiltrate them. Having someone on the inside can give law enforcement …show more content…
There are six main points to ensure officer safety. The first one is Plan the operation carefully. From training programs to escape procedures, ever base need to be planned out and executed very carefully. The second is an operational plan. Every person involved with the organization must know exactly what is expected of them. Should someone be confused about their role can have deadly consequences for the undercover agent. The third is flash roll management. Should the suspect be aware of where the uncover keeps his money can cause him to resort to violence to obtain the money without having to give up and goods. The fourth is establish good communication procedures. The undercover officer should have means to reach the operations chief at all times. The chief should also be able to assess the operation at all times for danger. The fifth ties in with the fourth. Communication should be open at all time between the undercover and home base. With outside communication the undercover can be aware of dangers that lie outside of his immediate location. The sixth is remove the undercover before the scene of arrest. Should the undercover be present could cause more rage and reaction from the suspect causing harm to the arresting officers. (Burton, …show more content…
Criminal organization survive off of bribery and violence. Money talks to most people and when economic times are rough people tend to look the other way for the right price. Corrupt officers and political officials are willing to lie on the stand and give false testimony because they are being paid by the organization. An analysis of five decades of news reports reveals that since 1960, a total of 295 Chicago Police officers have been convicted of serious crimes, such as drug dealing, beatings of civilians, destroying evidence, protecting mobsters, theft and murder (Hagedorn, et al., 2013). When you have officers on the payroll of organized crime groups it is harder to get arrest let alone
Combatting organized crime is an exhausting job. Law enforcement must weed through backgrounds and known associates to piece together which criminals are affiliated with which organization and what areas they belong to. In addition to sorting out criminals law enforcement must take a look within. Many criminal organizations pay off police officers, political figures and other influential people to maintain their business and low profile. They use these officers to look the other way when their criminal activity is happening but also to bust other organization that are working in their desired areas.
The best way to combat organized crime is to infiltrate them. Having someone on the inside can give law enforcement …show more content…
There are six main points to ensure officer safety. The first one is Plan the operation carefully. From training programs to escape procedures, ever base need to be planned out and executed very carefully. The second is an operational plan. Every person involved with the organization must know exactly what is expected of them. Should someone be confused about their role can have deadly consequences for the undercover agent. The third is flash roll management. Should the suspect be aware of where the uncover keeps his money can cause him to resort to violence to obtain the money without having to give up and goods. The fourth is establish good communication procedures. The undercover officer should have means to reach the operations chief at all times. The chief should also be able to assess the operation at all times for danger. The fifth ties in with the fourth. Communication should be open at all time between the undercover and home base. With outside communication the undercover can be aware of dangers that lie outside of his immediate location. The sixth is remove the undercover before the scene of arrest. Should the undercover be present could cause more rage and reaction from the suspect causing harm to the arresting officers. (Burton, …show more content…
Criminal organization survive off of bribery and violence. Money talks to most people and when economic times are rough people tend to look the other way for the right price. Corrupt officers and political officials are willing to lie on the stand and give false testimony because they are being paid by the organization. An analysis of five decades of news reports reveals that since 1960, a total of 295 Chicago Police officers have been convicted of serious crimes, such as drug dealing, beatings of civilians, destroying evidence, protecting mobsters, theft and murder (Hagedorn, et al., 2013). When you have officers on the payroll of organized crime groups it is harder to get arrest let alone