More importantly, legislation that is aimed at and leads to the conviction of organized crime leaders. With regards to a Witness Security Program, the good news is that the Baltic republics are moving toward one project to establish a Baltic Witness Security Program, which will encourage citizens to cooperate in criminal investigations and prosecutions. An effective plea bargaining system will help to ensure that the big fish get caught and convicted. Plea-bargaining is not considered favorable by some people, they view it as an open market bargaining relationship between the criminal and the prosecutor's office. In America ninety percent of our criminal cases are resolved by a guilty plea with resultant plea bargaining.
Fiscal support is very important for fighting crime.
Fighting crime is expensive, as we all know. Police resources are often strained and limited. The need for money is ongoing. Remember that in our definition of organized crime we said that it is a continuing and self-perpetuating conspiracy, which functions effectively and successfully because of money. You need money to fight crime.