Driven by huge profits and a propensity for violence, organized crime groups and street gangs are flourishing across Canada with greater sophistication, stronger networks and deadly influence. From identity theft and hooker rings to hard-core drug operations, human trafficking and gun-smuggling, gangs are exploiting advanced technology and weapons to yield control over cash and turf. … EVOLUTION OF GANG CRIME
A JUDGE warned yesterday that organised crime was emerging as a revenue earner for a lot of people in the country. Justice Cathy Davani issued the warning when sentencing Malaysian Joseph Siew Fong Ng to three years in jail for stealing. The court found that with the help of others, Ng stole K57,660 worth of … JUDGE NOTES EMERGENCE OF ORGANISED CRIME IN PNG
The conference will cover substantive topics on terrorism and organised crime and will consider temporal foci – past, present and future – and look into gender issues in terrorism and organised crime. Titles of proposed papers, plus abstracts of approximately 300 words are invited no later than 4 September 2006. The HUMSEC project, invites suggestions for … CALL FOR PAPERS: HUMSEC CONFERENCE
International Summer Academie on Human Security. Special Focus on the connections between transnatioal Terrorist and Criminal Organizations in the West Balkan Region. (Application deadline 18 June 2006!) 28 August – 6 September 2006 EUROPEAN TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY GRAZ | AUSTRIA BACKGROUND The International Summer Academy on Human Security is … INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY
WINNIPEG — Street gangsters in Winnipeg come in all shapes and sizes — from Native teens in disadvantaged neighbourhoods to white bikers born and bred in the suburbs. But despite their differences, two things bind them: Drugs and violence. Manitoba’s gangsters and organized crime members — last estimated at more than 1,500 — are lured … DRUGS AND VIOLENCE COMMON THREAD
We are looking for contributors for volume I of the 2-volume, illustrated ORGANIZED CRIME: A INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOL.I and II, to be published by ABC-CLIO in 2007. Comprehensive in scope and written by top scholars in the field, ORGANIZED CRIME: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA will be the definitive reference work on Transnational Organized Crime for years … ORGANIZED CRIME: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS (REVISED ENTRY DUE DATE)
The growing association between street gangs and organized crime — with growing evidence of gang ties to international terrorist organizations — worries police and politicians. In this two-part series, Sun Media explores the prevalence of gangs that plague every major city across the country Driven by huge profits and a propensity for violence, organized crime … GANGLAND CANADA
Debates over organized crime networks in Turkey that include army, police and mafia members continue. The organizations accused of several crimes, from blackmail to murders by unknown perpetrators, are preparing to drag the country into chaos, bringing the issue to a new dimension. Police authorities say there are several cell-type crime organizations in addition to … FIFTH ORGANIZED CRIME NETWORK IN 7 MONTHS
