Joomla! site syndication http://www.cjimagazine.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:44:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.cjimagazine.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.cjimagazine.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.cjimagazine.com/content/view/234/461/ With a growing concern voiced by law enforcement authorities, being excessively inflamed by media frenzy, claiming that home-grown terrorism is becoming a more dangerous, immediate threat to the safety of American interests, it may be time to stop the hyperbole that every act of violence is some form of “terrorism” symbolized by 9/11, and any violence with “some” connection with the United States is “domestic” terrorism. As Steve Emerson has written regarding media reporting: “Balance isn’t always the same as accuracy.” Feature Story - Feature Story Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:11:45 +0100 http://www.cjimagazine.com/content/view/233/461/ [ Editor's Note: In part one of this article (http://www.cjimagazine.com/content/view/231/461/), Gad J. Bensinger discussed the history of organized crime in Israel and detailed recent law enforcement initiatives to combat the growing problem. In part two, he covers the structure of Israeli organized crime and its most influential families, then concludes with an evaluation of the country's current War on Organized Crime. ] The structure of organized crime An official INP document from 2008 listed 61 organized criminal gangs that are active in Israel. Some of these groups operate independently, while others are national in scope and are hierarchically organized. The INP’s Lahav 433 has targeted at least five of the most violent and dangerous crime families. Another 11 organized crime gangs are being monitored and investigated within the country’s six police districts. Feature Story - Feature Story Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:13:00 +0100 http://www.cjimagazine.com/content/view/231/461/ Organized crime in Israel? That was still a debatable question when this writer wrote his first article on the subject almost 30 years ago (Bensinger, 1982). Since that time, the Israel National Police (INP) has tried, albeit with only some recent measured success, to control the ever-growing menace of the mob in Israel. This paper briefly traces the development of organized crime in Israel since the 1970s, delineates the current structure of the crime families, and focuses on the most recent development undertaken by the INP in its war on organized crime. The paper concludes with an analysis of a report, submitted by the State Comptroller to Israel's Parliament (Knesset) in May 2009. Feature Story - Feature Story Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:15:31 +0100 http://www.cjimagazine.com/content/view/224/461/ Though law enforcement organizations typically do not have competitors, they are increasingly being held to higher standards by the citizens, who are their customers. The most important behavioral change that is required to improve the service quality in the law enforcement agencies is the recognition that they are in the business of providing various services that are consumed by diverse consumers. Moore and Stephens (1991) argue that trying to fight crime without first developing relationships with the community is a fruitless exercise. Therefore, the principal objective of this paper is to help the officers of law enforcement modify their organizations with the objective of placing the customer at the center of the organizational activities. The paper discusses the application of quality function deployment, a technique borrowed from the manufacturing discipline. Feature Story - Feature Story Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:21:40 +0100 http://www.cjimagazine.com/content/view/232/461/ The United States was founded on the principle of open immigration. The founding fathers were themselves immigrants. Yet, this mindset has been a source of economic, social, and political controversies throughout our history, particularly this decade. As of 2008, the Center for Immigration Studies estimates there are approximately 11.3 million illegal aliens in the United States (2009). Some data suggests that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is closer to 20 million (Justich, 2009). Such estimates, coupled with the allegations of illegal alien exacerbation of the crime problem and the post-9/11 terrorism aspect of immigration, have served as major sources of concern for many Americans. Feature Story - Feature Story Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:57:28 +0100