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On January 5, 1950, Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tennessee) introduced a resolution that would allow the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to investigate organized crime's role in interstate commerce. [3] [4] However, the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce already claimed jurisdiction over the issue.
First-term senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee drafted a resolution to create a special committee to investigate the issue. The Commerce and Judiciary Committees battled to control the investigation, and following a protracted debate, Vice President Alben Barkley cast the tie-breaking vote to establish a special committee.
The Kefauver investigation into television and juvenile delinquency in the mid-1950s led to an even more intensive investigation in the early 1960s. The new probe came about after people became increasingly concerned over juvenile violence, and the possibility of this behavior being related to violent television programs.
TO INVESTIGATE ORGANIZED CRIME IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE UNITED STATES SENATE PURSUANT TO S. Res. 202 (81st Cong.) AS AMENDED BY S. Res. 60 and S. Res. 129 (82d Cong.) AUGUST 31 (legislative day, AUGUST 27), 1951. -Ordered to be printed UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1951 88534 SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
KEFAUVER INVESTIGATION AND KNAPP COMMISSION. The pervasive reach of organized crime in the United States has made it a target of investigations and legal action since the nineteenth century. Two of the most noteworthy attacks were the Kefauver investigation in the 1950s and the Knapp Commission hearings in the 1970s.
11 de ago. de 2019 · Courtesy: Library of Congress. After decades of looking the other way, in 1950 the United States Senate launched an investigation into the world of organized crime -- the U.S. Senate Special ...
15-month investigation, the committee met in 14 major U.S. cities and interviewed hundreds of witnesses in open and executive session. Public Relations . Though not the first congressional committee to televise its proceedings, the Kefauver committee hearings became the most widely-viewed congressional investigation to date. An
