The tentacles of OCGs reach across borders, infesting and corrupting governments, communities, and societies. Their impact is now so widespread that countering their negative impacts cannot be left to specialized agencies alone. Every police officer and criminal investigator has the potential to combat these groups and bring their members to justice. The presence of organized crime can be detected, to a greater or lesser extent, within the jurisdiction of each and every police agency.

Innovative use of the available laws, enforceable by police officers, can greatly facilitate the law enforcement community’s response to organized crime. It is incumbent upon every law enforcement leader to raise awareness among their staff of the investigatory powers and provisions which, currently, may be underutilized.