Thursday, August 27, 2015Corporate Crime in a Globalized Economy"This is it -- they are going to arrest us all and execute us. All for Shell." This statement was made by Ken Saro-Wiwa, a leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSAP) two weeks before he was arrested in May of 1994. Highlighting Shell’s role in directing and arming... MoreThursday, August 27, 2015Creating an Organized Crime Sentinal: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Strategic Early Warning Methodology for Law EnforcementIn January 2004, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) initiated Project SOOTHSAYER. The goal of the project was to develop a fully functional strategic early warning system (SEWS) for organized and serious crime in Canada. The project had three broad objectives: a) the development of a methodology suited to warning for law enforcement; b)... MoreThursday, August 27, 2015Russia: Criminogenic Early Warning and Indicator Survey 1991-1997Boris Yeltsin once characterized his country as a “Criminal Superpower.” Few would dispute the fact that Russia’s post-Soviet transition has been plagued by unprecedented levels of criminal activity. Consensus quickly breaks down when one tries to identify the underlying causes of that criminality, however. Commentators have proposed a... MoreThursday, August 27, 2015Upheaval in Haiti: The Criminal Threat to CanadaIn January 2004, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) initiated Project SOOTHSAYER. The goal of the project was to develop a strategic early warning system (SEWS) for organized and serious crime in Canada. The project had three broad objectives: I) the development of a methodology suited to intelligence warning for law enforcement; II) the... MoreThursday, August 27, 2015The Potential Expansion of Methamphetamine Production and Distribution in CanadaIn January 2004, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) initiated Project SOOTHSAYER. The goal of the project was to develop a strategic early warning system (SEWS) for organized and serious crime in Canada. The project had three broad objectives: I) the development of a methodology suited to intelligence warning for law enforcement; II) the... MoreThursday, August 27, 2015A Framework for Understanding Terrorist Use of the InternetAccording to a majority of experts in the field of terrorism and counterterrorism, the presence of subversive groups and organizations on the internet has grown, and continues to grow at an alarming pace. Estimates on the number of active terrorist websites currently on the net vary. However, there is a consensus that the total... MoreTuesday, May 4, 2010Jamaica Diaspora and Organized CrimeThis article assesses the impact of diaspora communities (defined as transnational populations that play an active role in both home and adoptive societies simultaneously) on instability and insecurity in their home countries, and contributes some preliminary thoughts on the potential for diaspora communities to contribute to peace building there.... MoreSunday, July 19, 2009Jamaica Stability and Instability: Implications for CanadaJamaica gained independence from Britain in 1962, and the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP) have since shared power through free and fair elections. Prime Minister Percival J. Patterson (PNP) has been leading the country since 1992 but recently announced he would step down. Party leadership elections have been... MoreTuesday, April 1, 2008Sentinel Watch ListRecent surveys indicate that at least one in ten and possibly as many as one in five Americans have been a victim of some form of identity theft. Canadian statistics may be similar. In addition, media reports of identity theft have proliferated in recent months; however, this trend is partially offset by an increasing... More Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/cifp/?p=24