Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 1969
ISSN
0006-8047
Publisher
Boston University School of Law
Language
en-US
Abstract
In his inaugural speech on January 3, 1967, Florida Governor Claude Kirk declared a War on Crime. For this purpose he announced the creation of a unique War on Crime Program. Its activities were to include a Citizen's Awareness Program, but its main function was directed to the investigation of crimes. As the Program's director, the Governor appointed Mr. George Wackenhut, the president of the Wackenhut Corporation, a large private investigation firm. Mr. Wackenhut agreed to provide his services for one dollar a year; his corporation was simultaneously retained to supply the Program with the necessary administrative facilities and investigative manpower.' Payment for these services was expected to be covered by donations from hopeful and grateful citizens of Florida.
Recommended Citation
Tamar Frankel,
The Governor's Private Eyes
,
in
49
Boston University Law Review
627
(1969).
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