ORGANIZED CRIME CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES -- ENTERPRISE, INVOLVING A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION; SYNDICATE, A QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; AND VENTURE, AN INDIVIDUAL CRIMINAL EPISODE WITH SYNDICATE CONNECTIONS. FEDERAL LAWS ON BRIBERY, EXTORTION AND GRAFT ARE DETAILED, ALONG WITH THE LAWS IN FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAWS IN THE REST OF THE STATES. GRAND JURY POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND ADVICE FOR WITNESSES TESTIFYING BEFORE ONE IS GIVEN. THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNITY, INCLUDING FEDERAL, STATE AND LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITIES, ARE EXAMINED. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERJURY AND CONTEMPT ARE DEFINED AND FEDERAL, NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY LAWS IN THE AREA ARE PROVIDED. IN THE SECOND VOLUME OF THIS WORK, MATTERS OF EVIDENCE GATHERING ARE ADDRESSED. THESE INCLUDE ACCESS TO RECORDS, USE OF INFORMANTS, SIMULATED OFFENSES, CONSENSUAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE, ELECTRONIC TRACKING DEVICES, TELEPHONE SURVEILLANCE, AND SOME OTHER FORMS OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND ITS PROCEDURES AND USE. THE FINAL VOLUME IN THE STUDY COVERS COURT PROCEDURES RELATING TO ORGANIZED CRIME. THE LAWYER'S ROLE IN THE PROCEEDINGS AND TRIAL PUBLICITY ARE DISCUSSED. THE USE OF CONSPIRACY PROSECUTION AND TESTIMONY OF ACCOMPLICES IS EXAMINED AS IT RELATES TO THE DETERRENCE OF ORGANIZED CRIME. OTHER AREAS RELATING TO THE TRIAL WHICH ARE COVERED ARE JOINDER AND SEVERANCE, CROSS-EXAMINATION, SENTENCING, AND CIVIL ACTIONS AND REMEDIES. THE PROBLEMS OF POLICE CORRUPTION AND ORGANIZED CRIME AS IT RELATES TO ANTITRUST LAWS ARE DISCUSSED. THESE VOLUMES INCLUDE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW CITATIONS.