Gangsterism : Canada's law of criminal organizations

Summary: Examines Canada's law of criminal organizations. Offers insight on the challenges of investigating, combatting, prosecuting and defending organized crime cases. Presents an assessment of the evolution of the Canadian criminal procedures to date, beginning from the enactment of criminal law, through policing, prosecution, and defence, and sentencing, in dealing with offences related to criminal organizations.

Record details

ISBN: 0779856805
ISBN: 9780779856800
Physical Description: print
xvii, 418 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Toronto : Carswell, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-408) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The socio-political context surrounding the enactment of bill C-95 -- Bill C-95: the legislation -- The socio-political context surrounding the enactment of Bill C-24 -- Bill C-24: the legislation -- Bill C-14 -- Police investigations of gang sweeps -- Defending persons charged with criminal organization offences -- Prosecuting persons charged with criminal organization offences -- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the organized crime provisions -- Sentencing for criminal organization offences -- Listing of criminal organizations -- Gang activity in Canada -- Provincial initiatives to combat organized crime -- Can Canada's criminal organization laws be amended to make them more effective?