NCJ Number
181634
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 62 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2000 Pages: 32-34
Date Published
February 2000
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article discusses law enforcement partnerships to fight organized crime in Canada.
Abstract
Organized crime in the 20th century is a corporate-like organization that filters through society via both illegal and legal channels. One organization designed to combat organized crime is the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC). CISC’s main objective is to facilitate the sharing of intelligence among all Canadian law enforcement agencies. Local municipal police agencies, which have implemented community policing throughout Canada; the National Customs Agency, which deals with foreigners on a daily basis; and correctional services that offer many rehabilitation programs have joined forces to ensure the public safety. CISC targets organized crime and crosses police boundaries by requiring its members to be inclusive of nontraditional law enforcement agencies working within the judicial apparatus. Organized crime has been successful because of the tight network and solidarity established by its members. Organizations allied against organized crime must do the same.