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Message from the Chair
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
RCMP Commissioner
William J.S. Elliott
I am pleased to introduce the 2007 CISC Annual Report on Organized Crime in Canada. This document provides the public with important information about the face of organized crime in our country.
Since its inception in 1970, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada has led the way in developing an integrated and intelligence-led approach to tackling organized crime nationwide. This approach means that law enforcement agencies work together at all levels – federal, provincial, territorial and municipal – to gather, exchange and assess criminal intelligence with the common goal of reducing the harm that criminal groups inflict on Canadian society.
The adage that “intelligence has no value if not shared” speaks directly to CISC’s reason for being. The success of CISC in meeting its mandate rests in the direct contribution of all member agencies and bureaus to a national body of knowledge on criminal intelligence.
This collective knowledge supports the development of municipal, provincial and national strategies that help law enforcement prevent, disrupt and dismantle organized crime. It also serves as the foundation for CISC intelligence products and services that assist senior government officials with policy development, and helps raise public awareness about the nature and extent of the Canadian organized crime threat.
To that end, the 2007 CISC Annual Report on Organized Crime in Canada provides an overview of the current organized crime situation in this country, highlighting the threats posed by criminal groups as well as the characteristics and methods they employ in key criminal markets.
Public involvement has always been an important component of fighting crime. By sharing our knowledge of organized crime through this report, CISC continues to demonstrate its commitment to informing and educating Canadians. It is my sincere hope it will encourage further dialogue and ongoing support.
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