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Date Dec. 11, 1986 Report No. HRD-87-25BR Title

Labor Law: Criminal Investigations of Mr. Jackie Presser and Other Teamsters Officials

t c < IJnlted Statee General Accounting Of’f’ice ( Glro * , t December 1986 Briefing Report to the Permanent Subcorrtndtee on Investigations, Ccxwn~.ttee0111. Governmental AfTfairs, United States Senate LABOR LA!W Criminal Investigations of Mr. Jackie Presser and Other Teamsters Officials 111ll ill llllllll 132240 - Not to be lreleased autdde the Oenerqr RWRio?hE) Aecountlng OtRcs except on th...
Date Sept. 17, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-142FS Title

Defense Procurement Fraud: Cases Sent to the Department of Justice's Defense Procurement Fraud Unit

United States General Accounting Of&e mm8 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate !3eptmnber 1986 DEFENSE PROCUREMENT FRAUD Cases Sent to the Department of Justice’s Defense Procurement Fraud Unit 132018 L . ‘I ‘I -~-- UT ____..._. ._ ..-___. ..----_--___ Init.d stalw (‘1 , Is to as 102 (1001 406 f...
Date Sept. 10, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-115BR Title

Criminal Justice: Who Should Be Responsible for State Fugitives--the FBI or U.S. Marshals?

, , . i &A0 t September 1986 United States deneral Accounting Office 1’31%7,, Brief%ng Rep&t to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism, Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate ‘* CRIMINAL JUSTICE who Should Be Responsible for State Fugitives --the FBI or U.S. Marshals? nllllllll 1111 131467 GAO/GGD-86-115BR , l , I , I 8’ . . . . United States General Accounting Office ...
Date May 9, 1986 Report No. 129834 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Coordination by the Departments of Labor and Justice on the Investigations of the President and Other Officials of the International Teamsters Union

0 . 1 -i,lb: 'UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE W A S H INGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDA T 9:00 A.M. M A Y 9, 1986 S T A T E M E N TOF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR H U M A NRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE P E R M A N E N T U B C O M M ITTEE INVESTIGATIONS S ON C O M M ITTEEON GOVERNMENTALF F A IRS A UNITED STATES SENATE CONCERNING: COORDINATIONBY THE . D E P A R T M ...
Date March 12, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-54FS Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Sentences Imposed and Time Served for Offenders Convicted of Bank Robbery

1. .-.. . . . *..- United States General Accounting Ctf’fice XJ--’ ? ~~i:~.\ ’ ‘GAO Fact Sheet for the Honorable Paul Laxalt, Chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal Lay Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate March 1986 BANK ROBBERY Sentences Imposed/ Time Served for Offenders Convicted of Bank Robbery 1 : : . r:.. , GAO/GGD-86-54FS c, I ;_. ~~-$+~, 4.4 ~NITED~TATES GENE~~LACCOUNTING W...
Date Nov. 19, 1985 Report No. GGD-86-18 Title

Coordination: Referral of Federal Criminal Cases to Local Law Enforcement Agencies

United State4 Gene,ral Accounting Office GAO November 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ’ Govetiment Information, Justice and Agriculture, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives qw3?j COORDINATION ‘Referral of Federal Criminal Casesto Local Law Enforcement Agencies ” 128433 GAO/GGD-86-18 -g * ,“. 033605 ..,. i”- Gn About Our New Look . . . This GAOreport ...
Date July 19, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-58 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Statistics on Sentences and Parole for Federal Offenders Who Commit Crimes Involving Firearms

General Accounting Office Statistics On Sentences And Parole For Federal Offenders Who Commit Crimes Involving Firearms GAO reviewed sentencing and parole decisions for federal offenders who committed federal crimes involving firearms. For those individuals convicted of firearms violations the median sentence imposed was 180 months as compared to 60 months for nonfirearms violators. Federal offend...
Date April 9, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-14 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Presentence Evaluations of Offenders Can Be More Responsive to the Needs of the Judiciary

, L ,. , BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNT NG OFFICE Report To The Attorney General And The Director, Administrative Of The U.S. Courts Off ice Presentence Evaluations @f Offenders Can Be More Responsive To The Needs Qf ,,I( Judiciary *I The Before making final sentencing decisions, federal judges can obtain additional offender information which generally involves expert psychological or psychiatric eval...
Date April 21, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-56 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Closed Criminal Plea and Sentencing Proceedings by U.S. Attorneys

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVEF?NMENT DlVlSlON B-211253 The Honorable Robert W. Kastenmeier Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Closed Criminal Plea and Sentencing by U.S. Attorneys (GAO/GGD-83-56) APRIL 21,1983 AllllllllI llll...
Date March 17, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-25 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Changes Needed in Witness Security Program

be released outside the Accoumi~irg < b IIce except on the basis of specific by the Office of Congressional Rehtioar. RESTWCTTD -Rot t0 General approvaL . -=JJfl?rb REPORT BY THE Comptroller General C-l= Ti-iE UNITED STATES Changes Needed In Witness Security Program The Witness Security Program was established to protect witnesses from harm as a result of their testimony against individuals involv...
Date March 10, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-27 Title

Health: Controls Over Foreign Students in U.S. Postsecondary Institutions Are Still Ineffective

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-199841 Y The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Committee on Labor Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: I and In your January 4, 1982, letter, you$xquested that we review the recruitment of foreign students by colleges and universities and the controls over foreign students in the United States., In response to you...
Date Oct. 27, 1982 Report No. GGD-83-11 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Greater Oversight and Uniformity Needed in U.S. Attorneys' Prosecutive Policies

* l a outslde the F =,wy-u ~t!kT’RlCtEb i.. Not to 6e rdebscd AccountTr p Office except on the basis of specific appi ti . “1 ’ by the Office of Congressional Relationlr, T-- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable United States Senate Max Baucus OF THE UNITEDSTATES Greater Oversight And Uniformity Needed In U.S. Attorneys’ Prosecutive Policies U.S. attorneys’ policies for acc...
Date Feb. 23, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-51 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Statistical Results of Bail Practices in Selected Federal Courts

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 0%. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-206495 The Honorable O'rrin G. Hatch Subcommittee on the Chairman, Constitution Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Dear -. 117662 I III Mr. Chairman: Statistical in Selected (GGD-82-51) Results Federal of Bail District Practices Courts Subject: We recently provided your subcommittee statistical da...
Date Dec. 10, 1981 Report No. 117181 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Narcotics Enforcement Policy

U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, D.C'. 20548 SUMMARY STATEMENT * ,,m devaloment The of a comprehensive, cohesive Federal narcotics forcement policy is a complex and multi-faceted undertaking. strategy must ,,,,,* Involve all ,,,, investigation, prosecution, aspects of the criminal conviction, justice enThe system-- adjudication, and sentenclevel. it ing--and * mrough must be on an intern...
Date Dec. 7, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-2 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Stronger Federal Effort Needed in Fight Against Organized Crime

I&o”1 b t y* REPORTBY THE 6F THE UNITEDSTATES Y Comptroller General Stronger Federal Effort Needed In Fight Against Organized Crime crime is flourishing despite an improved program. The Department of Justice successfully indicted and prosecuted many high I crime figures, but a stronger Federal attack is G40 recommends that the Attorney General: i --Establish an executive committee in each ! stri...
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. 116559 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Results of GAO's Review of the Parole Decisionmaking Process

Jl6rsq United States'General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE DURING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER28 AND OCTOBER1, 1981 STATEMENTFOR THE RECORDBY WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERMENT DIVISION FOR THE SENATE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY ON RESULTS OF GAO'S REVIEW OF THE PAROLE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS Mr. 111ll llllllllll 116559 Chairman and Members of the Committee: 1"a...
Date April 29, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-25 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Streamlining Legal Review of Criminal Tax Cases Would Strengthen Enforcement of Federal Tax Laws

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL .l?y2?6 Report To The Joint Committee On Taxation Congress Of The United States OF THE UNITED STATES Streamlining Legal Review Of Criminal Tax Cases Would Strengthen Enforcement Of Federal Tax Laws I RS expends extensive resources investigating many criminal tax cases which do not lead to prosecutive recommendations or convictions. While this is understandable and unavoi...
Date April 10, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-51 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Asset Forfeiture--A Seldom Used Tool in Combating Drug Trafficking

To The Honorable Joseph R. Biden United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Asset Forfeiture--A Seldom Used Tool In Combatting Drug Trafficking - Billions of dollars of profits are generated by organized crime; drug traffidcing revenues alone are estimated at $60 billion annually. Even though legislation designed to attadc these profits through asset forfeiture wes enacted more than a decade ago, f...
Date Dec. 22, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-33 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: State Exclusionary Rule Procedures

UMTEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFI~E WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 B-171019 DECEMBER 22,199O The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairmant m,* 1 State Exclusionary Subject: "( GGD-81-33) 114008 Rule Procedures 3 You requested us to develop empirical data on the impact of the exclusionary rule on State criminal prosecutions similar to a previous...
Date Nov. 18, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-1 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Congress Should Clarify the Speedy Trial Act To Resolve Differing Interpretations

e I f 4 py?w 43787 REPOI-J- THE BY (Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES F ’ ongress Should Clarity The peedyTrial Act To Resolve iffering Interpretations mpliance with the Speedy Trial Act has inased steadily over the past 4 years. Ninetypercent of the criminal cases handled by Federal district courts during the last 6 onths of 1979 were processed within the act’s loo-day time limit. III I...
Date Oct. 16, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-18 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: More Guidance and Supervision Needed Over Federal Grand Jury Proceedings

1 ! I3= BY THECOMPTROLLiR GENERAL If&port ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES More Guidance And Supervision Needed Over Federal @and Jury Proceedings justice officials do not fully know grand jury materials should be kept sehave they established adequate secuand practices. Identities of investigation as IlllllllllllI ll 113555 1 wo Judicial Conference Committees and the hief judges in six Federal co...
Date Oct. 1, 1980 Report No. 113477 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Implementation of Bank Secrecy Act's Reporting Requirements

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 113477 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 A.M. EDT October 1, 1980 STATEMENT OF ARNOLDP. JONES, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE GENERALOVERSIGHTAND RENEGOTIATION ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBANAFFAIRS ON MPLEMENTATION !#f'E OF L BANK SECRECY ACT'S REPORTINGREQUIREMENTS J M...
Date Sept. 12, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-92 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Crime Laboratories Lack a Clear Policy for Assisting State and Local Jurisdictions

REPCRT B','Tt-!EU.S. General Accounting Office Federal Crime Laboratories Lack A Clear Policy For Assisting State And Local Jurisdictions The Government encourages and assists States to develop their own crime laboratory capabilities and to decrease their reliance on Federal laboratories. However, Federal crime labs have accepted virtually all requests for analyses from State and local law enforce...
Date Aug. 14, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-43(A) Title

From Quantity to Quality: Changing FBI Emphasis on Interstate Property Crimes--A Supplement

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ll3.d (7 Report ToThe Congress From Quantity To Quality: Changing FBIEmphasis On Interstate Property Crimes-- A Supplement This Supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the Department of Justice’s comments on the draft of the issued report. IllIll ll\lllll 113017 GGD-80-43(A) AUGUST 14,198O * rh For sale by: Superintendent of Documents U.S...
Date Oct. 25, 1979 Report No. GGD-80-7 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Department of Justice Should Coordinate Criminal and Civil Remedies To Effectively Pursue Fraud in Federal Programs

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES L/ U lalb'T~lt~(~? , ~! t !o hf r4!,Pe. d outside the Oenerll 0 of specific approval l vAoMU i Department Of Justice ould Coordinate Criminal And Civil Remedies To Effectively Pursue Fraud In Federal Programs The Department of Justice is not making full use of civil remedies to combat fraud. Until a criminal case is complete, it gives little c...
Date Aug. 23, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-73 Title

Female Offenders: Who Are They and What Are the Problems Confronting Them?

. .+ . ‘ .... . :. :-“::‘ ,, *,, ..- .,: ‘ . _.‘ .I -. ‘ . ._ I. I \ , .: .: t FOREWORD Much has been written and many studies have been made of selected aspects of the criminal justice system and its ability to deal with and provide needed assistance to offenders. The work that has been done, however, has dealt primarily with the male offender population, which is probably due to the ...
Date July 11, 1979 Report No. 109876 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Implementation of the Time Frames Legislated in the Speedy Trial Act of 1974

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTXNG OFFICE 20548 Washington, D-C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected' at 9:30 a.m., DST Wednesday, July 11, 1979 STATEMENT OF ALLEN R. VOSS, DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION l BEFORE THE SUBCOMHITTEE HOUSE JUDICIARY ON CRIME ~ P COMMITTEE . ..I.I~., ;;. 6 .g.* , _,.&~PLEMENTATION , +i-( C tI 4 0~ THE ~1111~ FRAMES ACT I 109876 I LEGISLATED IN THE SPEEDY TRIAL Mr . C...
Date May 2, 1979 Report No. 109262 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Implementation of the Time Frames Legislated in the Speedy Trial Act of 1974

. UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 109262 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m., DST Wednesday, May 2, 1979 STATEMENTOF DIVISION ALLEN R. VOSS, DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERNMENT BEFORE THE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES.SENATE ON THE k.., -.. I IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE TIME FRAMES L LEGISLATED IN THE SPEEDYTRIAL ACT OF 1974 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commit...
Date May 2, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-55 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Speedy Trial Act--Its Impact on the Judicial System Still Unknown

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Speedy Trial Act--Its Impact On The Judicial System Still Unknown District courts have not fully identified or documented problems of complying with the Speedy Trial Act. When it becomes effective July 1, 1979, the act will permanently establish a loo-day arrest-to-trial time for disposition of Federal criminal cases. No objective ...
Date April 19, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-45 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Impact of the Exclusionary Rule on Federal Criminal Prosecutions

REPORT THE BY Comptroll eneral OF THEUNITED STATES _, 4 2 lusionary Rule I Criminal Prosecutions At the request of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, GAO studied the impact of the exclusionary rule on criminal prosecutions. this rule prohibits the In general, introduction of evidence seized in violation of the fourth amendment--“unreasonable searches and seizures.” ,/ Of the 2,804 cases analyzed durin...
Date July 20, 1978 Report No. 095395 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Law Enforcement Policy and Practice Regarding Bank Robberies

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 DST Thursday, July 20, 1978 STATEMENT OF LM095395 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll VICTOR L. LOWE, DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS HOUSE COMtrlITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE REGARDING B...
Date April 24, 1978 Report No. 105731 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Disparities in Criminal Sentencing and Prosecutive Practices in Federal District Courts

DOCUMLENT RESUME 05731 - [B1226167] Disparities in Criminal Sentencing and Prosecut-ve Practices in Federal District Courts. April 24, 1978. 16 pp. * enclosure (1 pp.). Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary: Criminal Deputy Director, Justice Subcommittee; by William J. Anderocn, General Government Div. Contact: General Government Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Justice. ...
Date March 6, 1978 Report No. FOD-78-1 Title

Financial Institutions: FDIC Actions on the Bank of Wheeling, West Virginia

DOCMai 05092 - [206655771 (Restricted) iUS3a [FDIC actions on the Bank of B-114831. Batch 6. 19l78. 5 pp . hbeeing, Best Virgi-i- 0OD-78-1; Report to Son. *llam proLmire. Chairmalk Senate Comittee on. Banking, Bouing and arba affairs; by Eler b. Steats, ! . Comptroller General. Contact: Field Operations Div. Budget Func-ion: General Coveranent: ecutive Direction- ad Eamagenent (802). organinatioa ...
Date March 17, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-17 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: War on Organized Crime Faltering--Federal Strike Forces Not Getting the Job Done

DOCUMENT RESUME 00611 - [110517221 war on Orcganized Crime Faltering--Federal Sirike Forces Not Getting thte Job Done. GGD-77-17; B-178618. March 17, 1977. 67 PP. Report to the Congress; by Robart F. Keller, General. Acting Comptroller Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention (500); Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: Organized Crime (508) Contact: General Governaert Div. Budget Function...
Date Dec. 27, 1976 Report No. ID-76-77 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: United States Participation in INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization

Date Dec. 23, 1974 Report No. GGD-75-1 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Long-Term Impact of Law Enforcement Assistance Grants Can Be Improved

L.awL Enforcement Assistance Department of Justice Administration GGD-75-1 DEC.23J.974 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES B-171019 c/ To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate This is our report on the need to improve the long-term impact of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant program. We made our review ...