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8 LEAA Newsl. 1 (1979)

handle is hein.journals/leaanews8 and id is 1 raw text is: Mob Control Theory Contradicted 'Little Man' Runs New York Gambling Rackets The little man, not organized crime, is operating the bookmaking and numbers rackets, at least in New York City. An LEAA-financed study contradicts conventional police theory that most gambling revenues are being used by the mob or syndicate to finance other criminal activities such as heroin trafficking, prostitution, and loan sharking. The study said that illegal bookmak- ing on sports events- baseball, football, and basketball games- has far out- stripped illegal horse race betting, which is on the decline. Track Attendance Dropped The study also said that since off track betting became legal in New York in 1970, attendance at New York's ma- jor thoroughbred tracks- Belmont Park and Aqueduct-- has dropped by one- third with a corresponding drop in the daily pari-mutuel handle. Many bookmakers who don't want to take horse race bets are referring these customers to the off track betting and some bookies are even using OTB as a place to lay off' high risk bets. The study also refutes the stereotype of loan sharks as predators who are (continued on page 12) Public Confidence In Criminal Justice System Must Be Restored: Dogin Henry S. Dogin, LEAA's acting ad- ministrator, told a national conference in Washington, D.C. that the restora- tion of the public's confidence in the criminal justice system was one of the agency's highest priorities and assistance to victims and witnesses to crime was a key to restoring that confidence. Mr. Dogin, in his first major address since becoming head of LEAA two months ago, expressed the importance of victim/witness programs to some 300 state and local representatives at the opening session of LEAA's National Victim/Witness Conference. Need To Dispel Apathy My hope is that our work here will be a first step in developing a comprehen- sive and integrated federal-state- local strategy for victim/witness assistance, he said. It is absolutely essential that we dis- pel the apathy that exists on the part of the public in its dealings with the police, courts, and corrections systems in this country. Of vital importance to this goal is improving state and local services to crime victims and crime witnesses. Acting Administrator Henry S. Dogin (right) talks with media representatives at the victiml witness conference. Assistant Administrator Robert Grimes of the Office of Criminal Justice Programs is on Mr. Dogin's right. Mr. Dogin said LEAA will make funds available to police, prosecution, social service agencies, and other units of state and local government to enable them to help the victims of assault, rob- bery, rape, and other crimes. Making government better- making it less costly and more useful to the citi- zens who have to pay for it-is one of the hallmarks of an enlightened society. The test of good government is how (continued on page 8)

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