New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society Tape and Transcript of "Voices of Organized Crime" Report L0247

New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society Tape and Transcript of "Voices of Organized Crime" Report

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

The committee investigated organized crime, the illegal use of narcotics, the publication of obscene material, juvenile delinquency, and the control of firearms. This recording of "The Voices of Organized Crime: An Education Tape," features secretly recorded conversations of members of organized crime compiled in April 1968. The conversations pertain to assault, extortion, murder, and numerous other crimes.

Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society

Title:

New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society tape and transcript of "Voices of Organized Crime" report

Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1968

Series Number:

L0247

Administrative History

In the 1960s, the Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society was formed due to the increase in crime in the state and the nation. It was suspected that organized crime was reaching into part of everyday community life. The committee also studied the illegal use of narcotics, the publication of obscene material, juvenile delinquency, and the control of firearms and ammunition.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a tape and transcript to "The Voices of Organized Crime: An Education Tape," created by secretly recorded conversations of members of organized crime compiled in April 1968. The conversations include topics of assault, extortion and murder, among many other crimes.

Custodial History

This series was created by the Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society in April 1968. The tape and transcript were acquired by the University of Michigan Law School Law Library and later transferred to the New York State Archives in June 2007.