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They included: Kefauver; Herbert O'Conor ( Maryland ), Lester C. Hunt ( Wyoming ), Alexander Wiley ( Wisconsin ), and Charles W. Tobey ( New Hampshire ). [4] The Kefauver Committee held hearings in 14 major cities across the United States. [4] [5] More than 600 witnesses testified.
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.
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. Process
16. Mai 2024 · In May of 1950, the U.S. Senate established a five-member Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. This committee became known to the public as the Kefauver Hearings, as freshman Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver, a Democrat, chaired it.
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.
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
After decades of looking the other way, in 1950 the U.S. Senate launched an investigation into organized crime. Senator Estes Kefauver chaired the investigation committee.
