Gangsterism
Subtitle: Canada's law of criminal organizations
By: Karen Marie Katz, BA, MA, LLM
Publisher: Carswell
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780779856800
Subjects: Organized crime; Law and legislation; Gangs; Criminal law; Administration of Criminal justice
Description: "The first publication to examine the phenomena of Canada's law of criminal organizations using a multi-disciplinary approach drawing on law, criminology and politics, Gangsterism: Canada's Law of Criminal Organizations gives you new insight on Canada's organized crime law and an enlightening perspective on the challenges of investigating, combatting, prosecuting and defending organized crime cases. This meticulously researched new resource presents a thorough assessment of the evolution of the Canadian criminal procedures to date, beginning from the enactment of criminal law, through policing, prosecution, and defence, and finally to sentencing, in dealing with offences related to criminal organizations."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-408) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The socio-political context surrounding the enactment of Bill C-95; title: 2. Bill C-95: the legislation; title: 3. The socio-political context surrounding the enactment of Bill C-24; title: 4. Bill C-24: the legislation; title: 5. Bill C-14; title: 6. Police investigations and gang sweeps; title: 7. Defending persons charged with criminal organization offences; title: 8. Prosecuting persons charged with criminal organization offences; title: 9. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the organized crime provisions; title: 10. Sentencing for criminal organziation offences; title: 11. Listing of criminal organizations; title: 12. Listing of criminal organizations; title: 13. Gang activity in Canada; title: 14. Provincial initiatives to combat organized crime; title: 15. Can Canada's criminal organizations laws be amended to make them more effective.; title: 16. Conclusion.