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093321 1 (1972-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxea0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENEAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGT'NI 0 C 20548 GENERAL GOVEIFNMENT Dear Mr. Devine: We have completed a survey of the administration and operations of a New England project to fight organized crime. The project was funded by a Law Enforcement-Assistance Administration (LEAA) discre- tionary grant (70-DF-044) of $598,430 to the Massachusetts State planning agency (SPA) in May 1970 for the development of a prototype model of the New England Organized Crime Intelligence System (NEOCIS). In February 1972 another discretionary grant 72-DF-0015) for $609,335 was made to continue the project. The objective a-f -the pretesis to demonstrate what a regional organization can accomplish in gathering, evaluating, and dissemi- nating intelligence data and in generating comprehensive strategies to combat organized crime activity. Our survey was performed at NEOCIS headquarters) Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, the LEAA Regional Office, Boston, Massachusetts; and the Massachusetts SPA, Boston, Massachusetts. We interviewed offi- cials in the offices of the Attorneys General and Departments of State Police or Public Safety in the six New England States, and the Attorney-in-Charge of the New England Strike Force$ U.S. Department of Justice. Because this planned 3-year project was still in the first year of operation at the time of our survey, and because LEkA had awarded aitontract to a consultant to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the project, we limited our survey to a rev2ew of present operations and plans for the future. The intelligence gathering, evaluation, and dissemination func- tions generally are progressing satisfactorily. We noted certain areas, ho.ever, where .e believe iworovements can be made. In some instances NEOCIS has initiatea correctave action. Our observations have been discussed with officials of NEOCIS, the LEAA Boston Regional Office, and 3our headcaerterb staff and are presented below for the corrective action you way wish to take.

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