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106869 1 (1978-08-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadybb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DQ'0531T RESUMV~ 06869 - [B23473961 Federal Law Enforcement Policy and Practice Eegerding Berk Robberies. August 18, 1978. 13 pp. Testimovy before the Senate Committee ca the Judiciary; ky William 3. &nderson, Deputy Director, G-neral Governsent Div. Contact: General Government Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Justice; feceral Bureau cf InveL tiyation. Ccnqreosional Relevance: Seuate Committee on the Judiciary. In spite of Federal law enforcement policy ca~llmg for a restrictive application of F'ideral resources in areas of concurrent jurisdiction, the Federal rureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. attorneys have establi-hed investigative and prosecutiTe piact!,ces relating to b-tnk .obbwries ahich have resultod in local authorities playing a suifrdinate xcle. The Feder&l investigative effort in bar. icbberies is not varrauted because: bank robberies are not wery Cifferent frc. robteries of other :ommercial esablishnents; the typical baLk robbery was not very complex and gang operations wer minilal; and only a small pe:centage cf bank robbers cositted their robberies in moie thau one State. The FBI role as the principe). investigative aqency in bank robberies has been justified by the PBI's naticnvide jurisdiction and ability to link tandits to multiple Lobberies. Local police probably could h&ve solved most of the robberies examined, and the FBI, even with a reduced rcle, could have assisted State and local police in cases of multiple robberies. also, more bank rcbbery prosecutions are possible at the local level. Only two of eight U.S. attorneys reviewed have taken action to reduce the Federal rcle. The Attorney General should: direct the FBI to establish and carry cut a plan, to go into effect after a reasonable transition period, tc mini are its investigative involvement in bank robberies; and establish prosecutive guidelines for bank robbery to minimize Federal prosecution except in cases where Fedexal procedures facilitate prosecution. (HTW)

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