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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.
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. 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.
Die Kefauver-Hearings bezeichnen einen Vorgang zur Bekämpfung des Verbrechens (speziell der Organisierten Kriminalität) in den Jahren 1950/1951 in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Untersuchungen wurden nach dem demokratischen Politiker Estes Kefauver benannt, der Vorsitzender des Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce war.
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.
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History | Article. Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) Estes Kefauver. Courtesy: Library of Congress. After decades of looking the other way, in 1950 the United States...
20. März 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.
