Crime & Violence
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The Government of Canada recognizes that organized crime activity is a threat to Canada’s economic integrity. Today’s Canadian organized crime response is based on partnerships among all levels of...
Crime & Violence
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Police departments work with small businesses to seek methodologies to thwart crimes. In Oxnard, California, it was found that the most effective strategies to mitigate robberies and the resulting vio...
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At 2:25 on a Thursday afternoon, a man in his mid-30s, wearing jeans, a white T-shirt, a short jacket, a baseball cap, and dark sunglasses enters a busy bank branch. He appears nervous and stops momen...
Crime & Violence
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Every day, law enforcement officers throughout the United States are engaged in court-authorized searches of persons, vehicles, homes, and businesses. On occasion, during these searches, officers are ...
Crime & Violence
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Nearly 30,000 American lives are lost to gun violence each year—a number far higher than in any other developed country. Since 1963, more Americans have died by gunfire than perished in combat durin...
Cybercrime
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Identity crime is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the 21st century, requiring the creation of laws to protect citizens from acts of fraudulence....
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Combating terrorism and organized crime invariably comes high on law enforcement priorities. Although it may not be well known, there is ample evidence to show a strong link between organized crime an...
Drugs & Alcohol
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In the “old days,” organized crime was exclusively synonymous with La Cosa Nostra, and organized-crime figures focused their energies on prostitution and gambling. Back then, violence was present ...