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(Authority, Activitiqs, and Plans of Federal Law Enforcement
Agencies Reqarding Arson for PLofit Crimes]. GGD-78-417;
B-171019. April 5, 1978. Released April 24, 1978. 7 pp. * 2
enclosures (4 pp.).
Report to Sen. Charles H. Percy, Ranking Minority Member, Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Ele: B. Staats,
Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: White-collar
Crime (509).
Contact: General Government Div.
Budqet Function: Law Enforcement and Justice: rederal Law
Enforcement and Prosecution (751),
Orqanization Concerned: Department of Justice; Department cf the
Treasury; Postal Service.
Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee cn Governmental
Affairs. Sen. Charles H. Percy. -
Authority: 18 U.S.C. 7. 18 U.S.C. 844. 18 U.S.C. 1950. 18 U.SoC.
1961.
The authority, activities, amd Plans of Federal law
enforcement agencies regarding arson-related crime were
reviewed. Arson is not generally a Federal crime, and, in
general, the federal Government will inveotigate aud prosecute
arson only if a Federal law is violated in conjunction with the
arson crime. The Federal Government has not considered
arson-related crimes an enforcement priority; the Government
does not have a unified, coordinated Frogram specifically
designed to prevent, detect, investigate, and Frosecute these
crimes. Four Federal law enforcement agencies -- the Federal
Bureau of Investiqation; the Department of the Treasury's
Internal Revenue Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tokacco, and
Firearms; and the U.S. Postal Service'--- investigate
arson-related crimes. Coordination among these agencies is
limited, usually informal, and on a case-by-case basis. the
consensus of these law enforcement agencies was that there was
no evidence that arson-related crime is a serious national
problem or that a greater Federal effcrt is warranted. Federal
law enforcement agencies involved with arson-related crises do
not collect data which would demonstrate the severity of the
arson problem and are not in a positicn to delineate their
previous efforts or to identify the actions needed tc cofe with
the arson issue. The Attorney General should take the lead in
developing information needed to assess the seriousniss cf the
arson problem and, based on the results, develcp an appropriate
Federal law enforcement strategy. (IaS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaaxcy0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)